The story of the American Revolution as told by its participants. The Spirit of Seventy-Six by Henry S. Commager is possibly the best collection of writings from the American Revolution. The book has thousands of exerts from journals, diaries, and letters by participants. The book also has great maps to refer to while studying a certain battle or campaign. This book has a "contents" that is handy in finding your interest, the book is over one thousand pages. The Spirit of Seventy-six is a great reference book for the Revolutionary War enthusiast.

The original painting of "The Spirit of 76" hangs in Abbott Hall, the town headquarters for Marblehead, MA, which is also the home of General John Glover and his Marblehead fishermen. They rowed George Washington's army across the Delaware River in the winter crossing.