The Way It Was — Gerard Mac

1776 and a simmering revolution finally erupts, bringing death and destruction to the 13 colonies of North America. In the country's epic struggle for independence in the turbulent years that follow, a group of young men and women from affluent homes in Boston are faced with a choice -- remain loyal to the British crown or join the burgeoning rebels. From the early days of divided loyalties to the final surrender at Yorktown and beyond, their lives are changed forever in ways they could have never imagined. Finally the British are gradually forced to relinquish their hold on a country that was destined to become the most powerful nation on earth.