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1776

by David McCullough

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Based on extensive research in both American and British archives, 1776 is the story of Americans in the ranks, men of every shape, size, and color, farmers, schoolteachers, shoemakers, no-accounts, and mere boys turned soldiers. And it is the story of the British commander, William Howe, and his highly disciplined redcoats who looked on their rebel foes with contempt and fought with a valor too little known. But it is the American commander-in-chief who stands foremost -- Washington, who had never before led an army in battle.… (more)
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(2005)Very good history that follows George Washington and the continental army from its losses in Boston to New York to finally a victory in New Jersey at Christmas.
  derailer | Jan 25, 2024 |
Everyone who grew up in the halcyon days of post-war America knows the very abbreviated story of our break with England and our Revolution. From its beginning in Boston to Washington's Presidency. It's mostly told as folk tales, familiar names made glorious warriors and others debased with evil malcontent.

Once you reach adulthood, you understand that it was a lot more complicated, but given the constraints of interest and time, most don't give our revolution another thought. I think much of that is because so many of us learned dates, locations, and names by memorization. Historical knowledge was boring and forgotten directly after graduation.

But war is never simple. It's always about people and their blood, lives, and terrible suffering. McCullough makes the first year of the American Revolution real. It's a war. It was the loss of sons, fathers, brothers, and friends for a cause that was not universally supported.

I'm glad that I have given history books another try this year. I've been enjoying them more than I thought I would.
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  rabbit-stew | Dec 31, 2023 |
Incredible the amount of detail author David McCullough is able to muster to flesh out this very compelling story of the struggle of 1776. I learned a lot, and developed a much deeper appreciation for some of the key battles and skirmishes of the American Revolution. From a literary perspective, the story wanes between pages of slightly too much detail to moments of sheer tension and enlightenment. McCullough tells a very human story, focusing on the known facts surrounding key characters, like Nathanael Greene, Charles Lee, Henry Clinton, Charles Cornwallis, William Howe, and George Washington. Highly recommend it for anyone interested in the period. ( )
  nakedspine | Nov 16, 2023 |
Still a 5 star read. Quick and dirty about the few ups and many downs of the colonial army in 1776. ( )
  everettroberts | Oct 20, 2023 |
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I think it's a miracle that America came into being so long ago. Everything was against us. Our army was so pitiful, but they had enormous heart and determination. I feel blessed to live here. A top read for 2023. ( )
  bcrowl399 | Oct 8, 2023 |
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In his exhaustively researched and highly accessible new book, "1776," best-selling historian David McCullough (two-time Pulitzer winner for "John Adams" and "Truman") follows the Continental Army through a single, fateful year, one filled with surprise victories, stunning reversals, perilous midnight retreats and pure, grind-it-out perseverance. It's a story filled with drama, and McCullough shows himself once again to be among our nation's great storytellers.
 
In his new book, ''1776,'' David McCullough brings to bear on this momentous year the narrative gifts he's demonstrated in such absorbing histories as ''The Great Bridge'' and ''The Path Between the Seas.'' As a history of the American Revolution, it is an oddly truncated volume: pivotal developments leading to the revolution like the Stamp Act, which happen to fall outside the perimeters of Mr. McCullough's rigid time frame, are not examined, and subsequent installments of the war (which would continue on after the Trenton-Princeton campaign for another half-dozen harrowing years) are ignored as well.
 

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Perserverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages. —General George Washington
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For Rosalee Barnes McCullough
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On the afternoon of Thursday, October 26, 1775, His Royal Majesty George III, King of England, rode in royal splendor from St. James's Palace to the Palace of Westminster, there to address the opening of Parliament on the increasingly distressing issue of war in America.
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http://lccn.loc.gov/2005042505 . Please distinguish among, and do not combine:

Peter H. Hunt's film, 1776 (1972);
David McCullough's complete Work, 1776 (sometimes subtitled, "American and Britain at War," 2005);
the abridged audiobook, on 5 discs (2005; there's also one or more unabridged audio); and
McCullough's abridgment, 1776: The Illustrated Edition (2007).

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Based on extensive research in both American and British archives, 1776 is the story of Americans in the ranks, men of every shape, size, and color, farmers, schoolteachers, shoemakers, no-accounts, and mere boys turned soldiers. And it is the story of the British commander, William Howe, and his highly disciplined redcoats who looked on their rebel foes with contempt and fought with a valor too little known. But it is the American commander-in-chief who stands foremost -- Washington, who had never before led an army in battle.

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David MCullough brings this monumental period in American history to life - I can't put this book down! Having grown up in Boston and now living in New York, Mr. McCullough's use of quotes and writings brings me even closer to the places I've called home.
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