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Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, a Revolution
by Nathaniel Philbrick
"Bunker Hill" is the story of the battle called by the same name that was the bloodiest battle of the American Revolution. Philbrick really makes the story of this battle and the people that were affected by and participated in the battle come to life. I did not know much about this battle before reading this book and found this book to be a really good primer on the battle. That being said, I think those that are familiar with the battle will still get a lot out of this book.
I had read "Mayflower" by Philbrick several years ago and one thing that I really enjoyed about that book and this book is that Philbrick really does a great job of pulling you into the story. While there were some parts of "Bunker Hill" that were a little bit dry, most of the book is very engaging. Philbrick weaves the extensive research into a fascinating narrative. There are definitely some parts of the book that almost have a fiction feel to it. I don't mean that the detail feels fictional, I mean that the book is just that engaging and pulled together that you feel like you are reading a story rather than a non-fiction history book.
I really liked that Philbrick focused a lot on the personalities and people that played some pretty major roles in this battle. I think learning about these people and who they were and why they wanted to be involved and what they were doing once they got involved. Because you are not only seeing the events but the people behind the events, I really think that you get a great picture of what happened.
I think this book will definitely appeal to history lovers. Philbrick definitely knows his stuff. This book definitely whet my appetite to read more about the American Revolution.
I had read "Mayflower" by Philbrick several years ago and one thing that I really enjoyed about that book and this book is that Philbrick really does a great job of pulling you into the story. While there were some parts of "Bunker Hill" that were a little bit dry, most of the book is very engaging. Philbrick weaves the extensive research into a fascinating narrative. There are definitely some parts of the book that almost have a fiction feel to it. I don't mean that the detail feels fictional, I mean that the book is just that engaging and pulled together that you feel like you are reading a story rather than a non-fiction history book.
I really liked that Philbrick focused a lot on the personalities and people that played some pretty major roles in this battle. I think learning about these people and who they were and why they wanted to be involved and what they were doing once they got involved. Because you are not only seeing the events but the people behind the events, I really think that you get a great picture of what happened.
I think this book will definitely appeal to history lovers. Philbrick definitely knows his stuff. This book definitely whet my appetite to read more about the American Revolution.