This book is about leadership. It tells the dramatic story of seven defining leadership moments from the American Revolution. On these pages you learn about real people facing historic challenges and overcoming what reasonable observers believed were insurmountable odds. More reasonable people might have surrendered or given up. Many reasonable people did. These leaders, thankfully, were unreasonable for the cause of Liberty. The leadership skills told in these stories are timeless and telling. These leadership stories tell the story of the birth of the United States as well as providing cases.

The leadership skills told in these stories are timeless and telling. They tell the story of the birth of the United States as well as provide case studies on leadership. The stores are about leaders who were challenged at all corners, adapted, improvised and overcame to win. These leaders knew how to impel teams to succeed under the toughest conditions. Their sturggles and challenges are the same struggles and challenges leaders face in today's troubled times.

The first tea party : the leadership of Samuel Adams -- If we wish to be free : the oratory of Patrick Henry -- A Boston bookseller : the accomplishments of Henry Knox -- Our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor : the collaboration of Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson -- Victory or death! : Washington at the battles of Trenton and Princeton -- Charge bayonets! : Daniel Morgan at the Battle of Cowpens -- The great duty I owe my country : Washington at Newburgh, New York, 1783 -- Exceptionalism, liberty, and leadership. 7 THE GREAT DUTY I OWE MY COUNTRY: Washington at Newburgh, New York, 1783.8 EXCEPTIONALISM, LIBERTY, AND LEADERSHIP; APPENDIX A: Common Sense by Thomas Paine; APPENDIX B: The Declaration of Independence; APPENDIX C: The Crisis, December 23, 1776 by Thomas Paine; APPENDIX D: A Transcript of General George Washington's Letter to Congress on the Victory at Trenton; APPENDIX E: A Transcript of General George Washington's Report to Congress on the Victory at Princeton; APPENDIX F: General Washington's Speech to the Officers of the Army at Newburgh, New York. APPENDIX G: Timeline of the War for IndependenceBIBLIOGRAPHY; About The Author.