Excerpt from The Revolution, Vol. 6<br><br>Popular judgment, without due ground however, may de clare that when the truth is told concerning the Revolution, or if the modern view of it is accepted, that the struggle is stripped of all romance and that patriotism finds nothing in which to glory. Such an opinion may easily be confuted, for the more closely we get to the actual facts of the Revo lution the more does our admiration for true patriotism increase. To show that the Loyalists were numerous and wealthy gives a clear idea of the great opposition which faced the Revolutionists and the dual nature of their tre mendons struggle is the more evident. The disclosure of fraud, cowardice, treason in the ranks of the men who warred for independence accentuates the merit of those who were steadfast through desperate straits. We may give credit to French and British aid and take not one jot from the praise due to the patriots for their courage and self sacrifice. We aid patriotic enthusiasm by demolishing the historical myths that have long prevented full appreciation of the merit of the participants in the Revolution.<br><br>The present volume in its breadth and comprehensive ness, its accuracy and impartiality forms a fitting conclusion to the volumes upon colonization that precede it, and it is no less valuable as an introduction to the volume upon the Constitution, which is next in sequence in the history OF north america, of which the Revolution is a worthy part.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.