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Celebrate the life and career of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver.
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Philadelphia falls, but the American victory at Saratoga allows France to enter the war.
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.
Victory at Yorktown secures independence. Americans aspire for a more perfect union.