How to Accidentally Build America

America was not born great. It was born hungry, desperate, broke—and with absolutely no idea what it was doing. In 1607, a group of Englishmen crossed the Atlantic in search of gold, profit, and a better life. They found a swamp. Then came starvation, disease, war, slavery, revolution, political corruption, financial disasters, and a remarkable number of people making decisions that seemed perfectly reasonable at the time. They also built something. A colony became colonies. Colonies became a rebellion. A rebellion became a revolution. And a revolution became a country. But history rarely happens the way textbooks tell it. Behind every famous founding father were merchants trying to make money, soldiers trying not to die, politicians trying to stay in power, settlers trying to survive, and ordinary people who had no idea they were participating in the creation of a future superpower. There was no master plan. No predetermined destiny. Just ambition, desperation, greed, courage, stupidity, luck—and an endless series of consequences. This is the story of how America was built. Not the myth.The mess.The facts are real. The consequences are real. The narration is absolutely not. — Description from novelcodex.orgFull novel: How to Accidentally Build America — read the rest free on N​o⁠v​e⁠l​C⁠o​d⁠e​x⁠.​o⁠r​g⁠