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1776

by David G. McCullough

In this masterful book, David McCullough tells the intensely human story of those who marched with General George Washington in the year of the Declaration of Independence -- when the whole American cause was riding on their success, without which all hope for independence would have been dashed and the noble ideals of the Declaration would have amounted to little more than words on paper.... (more)

Top tags: history,  american history,  revolutionary war,  american revolution,  non-fiction (all tags)

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Lord Manleigh
  • Rated 4 stars

“A wonderful history of a watershed year from our most beloved historian. I’m a bit baffled by the complaints of “dryness” below, as I know of no history writer more “moist” than McCullough, whose works are so vivid and gripping that they read like novels. This one covers the first year of the Revolutionary War, which was characterized mainly by defeat, ineptitude and the ironclad determination of General George Washington against all odds. Read this before or after McCullough’s magnificent...”

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Jagger
  • Rated 2 stars

“Liked it, but it was really slow. I read it after reading Rise to Rebellion which I liked better.”

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  • Rated 4.112203 stars
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  • Rated 4.5 stars
  

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  • Karli S

    karli s said:

    “When Mr. Dicckut, a history teacher and my volleyball coach, gave this book for me to read, I immediately panicked. First off, I have a very hard time understanding history by reading names and dates. He overheard me complaining about how I really didn't understand the period of time we were studying in history, which was the 1700's, and happily told me this book would be in my hands the next day. History is just something that I struggle picking up on. I started to read this book and so far it's working for me. This was a turbulent and confusing time, which makes it even more difficult for me. But the biggest problem I have with trying to decided wither I will finish this book or not is the fact of how much I will be informed. By reading this book, will I only know what happened in 1776? As much as I read this book, is it possible for me to understand it without knowing what happened the 76 years previous? I said before that I'm no history junkie by any means; I'd love to read this book and understand my history better, but I don't want to spend time reading something that in the end I won't even understand. On the other hand, this book could possibly inform me on many years besides the one stated. I just need some help from everyone else. Does anyone think it would be beneficial for me to continue reading this? ”

    posted Sunday, October 12 2008
  • Amanda

    amanda said:

    “Read what David Nudo has to say about David McCullough: http://shelfari.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/03/what-is-a-natio.html”

    posted Thursday, March 20 2008
  • Kevin M

    kevin m said:

    “Yes I felt the same way, asking myself what I was getting in to reading this book. What a surprise to find that it could capture my attention too as I got further in to it. To have his engineers come up with workable ways in which to move heavy artillery rapidly the way that they did at that time in history, simply amazes me that throughout history, the creative imagination man has when we put our minds to what needs to be done in the brief span of history that each lifetime brings us.”

    posted Tuesday, November 27 2007
  • Shoshi2

    shoshi2 said:

    “when i read this book first , i thought it was like any other dry history books. But no, there were the letters of the soldiers, private stories, and it showed that it was not all about "Glory and Honor and Flags",Washington a career driven officer who lived a lavish life before, that this war was a desperate struggle to get away from France, and that the real heroes were the soldiers, who signed in for a better future and to help their families.”

    posted Tuesday, November 27 2007
  • rob

    rob said:

    “read Bruce Catton's books on the Civil War...he invented exciting history...”

    posted Friday, July 6 2007 ( | view 1 reply )

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