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Celebrate the life and career of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver.
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Washington abandons New York City and flees across New Jersey, before attacking Trenton.
Political protest escalates into violence. War gives thirteen colonies a common cause.
Washington takes command of the Continental Army. Congress declares American independence.
The war drags on and moves to new theaters: at sea, in Indian Country, and in the South.
Philadelphia falls, but the American victory at Saratoga allows France to enter the war.
Victory at Yorktown secures independence. Americans aspire for a more perfect union.