Scan barcode
benjamez's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
slow-paced
4.0
hilary_weckstein's review against another edition
3.0
I am generally a big David McCullough fan but this was my least favorite book. This is a book focused on 3 military battles from the Revolutionary War. I'm more a fan of political history so it hard for me to get through. I imagine if you like military strategy/history books you will enjoy this book. It does provide an interesting portrayal of Washington as an inexperienced and flawed Commander-In-Chief.
jess_mango's review against another edition
3.0
I read this for a bookclub. I am not sure that I would've read it otherwise--- historical non-fiction that focuses on war is generally not something that I enjoy. This book had a few parts that interested me, particularily that first part of the book which took place in the Boston area. The book seemed to jump around from person to person and location to location a lot. It could've used a bit more focus in my opinion.
qjbrown96's review against another edition
5.0
Absolutely loved this book. McCullough’s narrative skills are very good and keeps you engaged. I also didn’t think a book of only a few hundred pages would have enough material for me to learn stuff that I don’t already know but I was quite wrong. He shows tons of diary scripts from both American and British soldiers to show you exactly how they felt and what happened. I always enjoy history straight from a historical figure’s hand. He was also very descriptive on battle scenes to give more enlightenment on how terrible war really is.
votesforwomen's review against another edition
4.0
This was a really good book. I am a major Ham4Ham and I was interested to know more about the backdrop of Act I (namely, the Revolutionary war.) George Washington was up against impossible odds and yet he still managed to keep his men going and to muster their morale and win the war. 1776 shows the struggle of this war and how difficult it truly was. Washington had to work with only one third of what he was promised by Congress but he still kept his men going without the aid of General Lee.
In short this is a good book with all kinds of information about the revolution and plenty of cameos from Hamilton characters. Four stars.
In short this is a good book with all kinds of information about the revolution and plenty of cameos from Hamilton characters. Four stars.