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American Revolution & Founding Fathers History : Any suggestions for books focusing on Boston during Revolutionary war times?		11	lawecon, August 27
Historical Fiction : Reveloutionary War novels		29	ladydiarma, August 20
Literary Snobs : Audiobooks		41	ajsomerset, July 30
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Cyderry - 2008 done, time to look to 2009		139	nannybebette, July 30
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List Five Books Parlour Game : Anno domini		12	jhedlund, July 10
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What Are You Reading Now? : Another Meme--please forgive me		57	jnwelch, May 19
Non-Fiction Readers : Solid non-fiction		67	ThePam, May 13
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Books We Read Before '09 But Recommend		33	alcottacre, May 2
American History : current book?		106	davidmonroe01, April 25
History at 30,000 feet: The Big Picture : Recommended Books		12	marieke54, April 17
History: On learning from and writing history : Revisionism in History		12	Cynara, April 8
What Are You Reading Now? : What You Are Reading the Week of 14 March 2009		196	porchsitter55, March 24
Kindley Book Club : Whatcha reading part two		77	Bookworm39, March 22
Historical Fiction : American History - Birh of the Nation?		9	MarianV, March 8
What Are You Reading Now? : How do you read non-fiction books?		21	kristenn, February 27
The Green Dragon : Is the age of "writers shaping culture" over?		67	maggie1944, February 12
The Green Dragon : December reads		54	aprillee, February 6
LC Classification Challenge : AnnaClaire's challenge		6	AnnaClaire, January 22
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Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : What Books Came Into Your Home Today? - FEB. 2008 PART Two		56	bettyjo, February 2008
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... and effective. I have read Washington's Crossing, however. I read that one immediately after McCullough's 1776. Those two work extraordinarily well as companion volumes. As for my own current reading, after finishing up a long article on the abortion debate from a 5-year old ...

... Revolution-- 1776 from Christopher Ward's The War of the American Revolution than I did from David McCullough's 1776. Daniel

"Nothing but the Facts": ideas-Mockingbird a Portrait of Harper Lee, Enchanted Hunters, 1776 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

... the Bryson book & plan to get to it eventually. I do not own the Diamond book but will buy it & read it one day. I read 1776. I am not at all familiar with A History of God & would love to hear more about it.

... Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson The Third Chimpanzee by Jared Diamond Guns, Germs and Steel by the same dude 1776* by David McCullough and finally A History of God by Karen Armstrong * Picked because I had no clue how close the colonies came to LOSING!

I finished His Excellency this morning. Enjoyed it, but glad I had already read some other books, such as McCullough's 1776, that fill in some of the detail that Ellis skims over. My experience with Ellis is that he's very analytical, and this is more of an analytical look at Washington's ...

>38 Come to think of it, I saw the same thing on 1776.

... and were ecstatic. But, we were gone from 11 am to 10:30 pm. Looooong day. #73 theexiledlibrarian - I listened to 1776 and loved it. It was read by the author, David McCullough, which made it especially good. I have since mooched the book, but haven't cracked it. I'm still ...

... the mysteries, sci fi, and fantasy I've mostly been reading the last year or so. Maybe when I finish it, I'll pick up 1776 again, which I've started/put down 3 times over the last 2 years. I asked for it for Christmas 2 years ago, and it sits on the shelf by the bed making me feel guilty, ...

... and now so often seem determined that the other side is just out to destroy the whole nation. I have a bio of Franklin, 1776 by McCullough, and Undaunted Courage about Lewis and Clark (and Jefferson) on my desk. Plus someone recommended Miracle at Philadelphia: The Story of the Constitutio ...

... only a few pages. So, unfortunately, I'm still on Persian Fire, but hope to finish it soon and move onto either 1776 or The Boxer Rebellion.

1776 by David McCullough This is not at all what I had expected. I had thought it would be focused on the founding fathers, the drafting of the Declaration of Independence, etc. Instead, it was about the war itself--the siege of Boston, the retreat to New York, the Battle of Brooklyn, the ...

I listened to 1776 on CD and loved it. I keep meaning to try another book by him. I'll keep that in mind.

... I bought the DVDs for my husband for xmas, and we watched them with a fire crackling, which added great atmosphere. I read 1776 and a few books on Jefferson because of that series. Plus I bought that monster volume of the correspondence between Jefferson and both of the Adamses.

Nonfiction: David McCullough, 1776 The title of this Pulitzer-winning history is basically self-explanatory: McCullough describes the progress of the American Revolution from late 1775 to early 1777. The central figure is unquestionably George Washington, whose military conduct and public ...

... by David McCullough and really enjoying it. We just watched the HBO series on DVD, and it inspired me. I've read his 1776 and loved his style, and this book is just as good. I'm trying to re-start The Tory Widow by Christine Blevins, my March ER book, but it says a lot that the ...

... bio in the Early Reviewers because I am dying to square it against Ellis's His Excellency. I have read McCullough's 1776 and John Adams, David Freeman Hawke's The Colonial Experience, and Christopher Ward's The War of the Revolution, all of which address the events, both ...

1421 1776 1919: USA Trilogy 1984 2010

... in 2100 by Robert Heinlein 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke 2010: Odyssey 2 by Arthur C. Clarke 1776 by David McCullough 1876 by Gore Vidal

... gap in your reading? technical literature 23) What is your favorite novel? Serenade by James M. Cain 24) Play? 1776 25) Poem? Beans in Blossom by John Claire 26) Essay? I don't really do essays though Sedaris is pretty funny. 27) Short story? The Bats out of Hell Brigade ...

... by David Hackett Fischer The Great Mortality: An Intimate History of the Black Death, the Most… by John Kelly 1776 by David McCullough Mirage: Napoleon's Scientists and the Unveiling of Egypt by Nina Burleigh Cathedral, Forge and Waterwheel; Technology and Invention in the ...

... Ward's The War of the Revolution has different things to say about the year 1776 than David McCullough does in 1776. Both are good and valuable. Reading one will fill you with information about that year; reading both will provide you with exponentially greater insight. The ...

... me a couple of weeks to get that far. I've heard absolutely wonderful things about McCullough's work, and I enjoyed his 1776.

Well, I finished 1776 this morning, and I feel like a total ignoramus for not having had a clue that George Washington & Company were so close to despair so often during the early years of the revolution. I am pleased to have been told by my children that they are being taught a much more 'realist ...

#184 - Thanks! I'll put it on my TBR list. I did enjoy 1776 despite it being non-fiction which is usually out of my comfort zone. It read like a novel. #185 - loved The French Lieutenant's Woman! Currently reading Elizabeth Gaskell's North and South for the first time. It is slow going ...

#121> jhowell, I really enjoyed 1776. If you're still interested in the subject when you're done with that book, I highly recommend next reading Washington's Crossing by David Hackett Fischer, which basically picks up the action right where McCullough leaves off and is also extremely well ...

#121 jhowell - I liked 1776, but thought his John Adams was the better book. Although I loved the way he described George Washington so much in 1776, it prompted me to read more on him, so now I'm reading His Excellency: George Washington by Joseph J. Ellis

Continuing my rare non-fiction foray with David McCullough's 1776. Pretty good so far, reading quite a bit like a novel.

... like a lot of us are on a Fforde kick, huh? I'll nab The Well of Lost Plots at the library after I finish American Rust and 1776. I don't want to drop my Jefferson/Revolution thing just yet.

... interest. And I usually read cover to cover straight thru, even the boring parts! BUT, I have tried umpteen times to read 1776, and just keep putting it down to read other (fiction) things. Maybe some day, it'll go back on my tbr pile. Sigh

I listened to David McCullough's 1776 and John Adams books when I had a long commute. I enjoyed listening to them, but I don't consider myself as having read those books. It's kind of like watching a movie or a play version of a book.

... of the early days of the US, it's really a wonderful book and has a backdrop of the cities you're interested in. 1776 is good too, but I preferred the book on Adams more. Have fun with your trip!

... Waller Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton The Longest Winter and The Bedford Boys both by Alex Kershaw 1776 by David McCullough Founding Brothers by Joseph J. Ellis The Beekeeper's Apprentice and Justice Hall both by Laurie R. King Enigma: The Battle ...

Vickie Christina Barcelona down at the Hall. . . and at home 1776 ~~~~variety is indeed the spice of life!

... "Frazz" where a real underachiever is sitting at a desk reading a book. Frazz asks what he's reading, and the kid replies 1776 because his teacher told him it was banned, but he couldn't understand why. Frazz then asks him if it occurred to him that he might be being played, and the kid ...

#25 I also though 1776 felt incomplete, since it doesn't tell a complete story of anything. But he told us up front that it was going to be just the significant events of that one year, and it was. I wasn't ready for it to end, though, since the story wasn't over yet!

#332 - I used to hate nonfiction but now I'm much more of a fan. I like dramatic history nonfiction (1776, Devil in the White City) and I love well written biographies and autobiographies. What is the What is neat though because it's essentially a biography, but the author decided to write ...

... thought it interesting because it suggested he really grew into his own over his military careers, showing real growth. 1776 - who can resist McCullough? Though, I read this after reading Washington's Crossing and thought that 1776 was a little more cramped than McCullough's other writing ...

I love books that have years as titles! We have: 1491 1776 1812: the war that forged a nation 1858: Abraham Lincoln 1912 1943: the victory that never was 1948 by Benny Morris 1984 1999: Victory Without War Sorry, touchstones for year titles are a bit dodgy!

... today about all the books that have years as their titles (1665: Journal of the Plague Year (Defoe), 1434, 1491, 1776, and so forth). How many of these books are out there to be read? Since you all are history buffs (and I am trying to be), I was hoping I could enlist your help in the ...

... 4. J. Budziszewski - Natural Law for Lawyers 5. C. J. Mahaney - Humility: True Greatness 6. David McCullough - 1776 7. Ken Sande - The Peacemaker 8. R. V. Young - At War with the Word 9. VII. Historical Fiction 1. Rose Melikan - The Blackstone Key 2. Lau ...

Patriarch sounds great! I'm going to B&N today and will look for it. I need a biography of GW and after reading 1776 by McCullough I'm really interested in finding out more. He was a fascinating man.

... (or listening to) another. The Collectors by David Baldacci Camel Club book with a bit of Ocean's Eleven on the side. 1776 by David McCullough Interesting Genghis Kahn by Harold Lamb Also interesting Enchantment by Orson Scott Card So different from his Ender books, but I liked it. ...

... it into my house today) Manga: Fate Stay Night and Black Cat Churchill and the Secret Service by David Stafford 1776 by David McCullough Speeches that Changed the World by Smith Davies Publishing Salt by Mark Kurlansky The book of Finger Foods by Hilaire Walden

... early present from my wife, and am reading NightShift by Stephen King, my favorite author. I just finished listening to 1776 by David McCullough and am now listening to Desperation by King. On the back burner is The God who won't Let Go which is a great book, but I need quiet to read ...

... Nick Hornby, Housekeeping vs. the Dirt - Martin Buber, I and Thou - Two Guys Read Jane Austen - David McCullough, 1776 - Aidan Nichols, O.P., Christendom Awake - Annie Dillard, The Writing Life - David Howarth, 1066: The Year of the Conquest 7. Historical fiction - Lauren W ...

... (Kindle) 44.The White Tiger, Aravind Adiga (Kindle) 43. The Hound of the Baskervilles, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 42. 1776, David McCullough 41. NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children, Po Bronson & Ashley Merryman 40. The Road Home, Rose Tremain 39. The Invention of Air, Steven ...

... into my fantasy category. You have a lot of my favorite books on your lists--the following I consider 5 star reads!: 1776 by David McCullough Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes The Princess Bride by William Goldman To Kill A Mockingbird by Ha ...

... into the making of this country. It's better than any history course I ever had! BTW Have you read his "companion" book, 1776? It's a very fast read but it is also fascinating and helps one understand what a "miracle" it was that we ever became a nation! You learn a lot about George Washingt ...

... by Lynn V. Foster 3. Blame Canada! by Toni Johnson-Woods 4. This Is Your Brain On Music by Daniel J. Levitin 5. 1776 by David McCullough 6. Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson 7. From Impressionism to Anime by Susan J. Napier 8. Everything You Need To Know About Latino History ...

1776 is a good place to start. Washington's Crossing is good, too, but goes into more detail. Both are readable. That said, I would not suggest reading them back-to-back (too much of the same thing at once that way). Mayflower covers the settling of Massachusetts ...

... Obama 2. Dispatches from the edge, Anderson Cooper 3. Bel Canto, Ann Patchett 4. 2BR02B, Kurt Vonnegut 5. 1776, David McCullough 6. Long Walk to Freedom, Nelson Mandela 7. The Color of Water, James McBride 8. Herland, Charlotte Perkins 9. Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bro ...

Martha Peake. Also 1776.

I give a firm nudge to 1776. I haven't read it, but have read McCullough's John Adams and Truman biographies, and I've heard him speak. He has the ability to get me totally engrossed in his subject matter, even at the lengths of those two volumes. His Johnstown Flood is very high on my ...

I've read two of those. The Devil in the White City gets my major/first nudge. 1776 is also good and gets my second nudge (my minor nudge). I'll also suggest you consider the Gertrude Bell one--I bought it just the other day and would like to hear more about it.

... read. But I'm interested in words and dictionaries and the Victorian age and that sort of stuff. I would probably nudge 1776 more.

... raising seven children.) War Torn: Stories of War from the Women Reporters Who Covered Vietnam by multiple authors 1776 by David McCullough Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China by Leslie T. Chang Ad Infinitum: A biography of Latin by Nicholas Ostler Leaving M ...

For me it will be the David McCollough books 1776 and John Adams. I want to read them and I'm looking forward to it but it will be a change from my usual fiction or non-fiction for coursework.

Hi All, I am going to Boston for Thanksgiving and looking to read some historical books about the area. I read 1776, Rise to Rebellion by Jeff Shaara and am currently finishing John Adams by David McCullough. I thoroughly enjoyed the first two and very much engaged in John Adams. ...

Perhaps Barbara W. Tuchman's First Salute, which I can personally recomment or 1776 by David McCullough, which I haven't gotten around to yet.

From christiguc's library, I picked the first book, 1776 by David McCullough. I have always wanted to read it.

... Fiery Cross. I am taking a break for now and will start again maybe in winter with Snowflakes. I am currently on 1776 by David McCullough and find it interesting but maybe only a hair above a textbook read. Just more in depth. Also reading Blood Done Sign My Name which reads ...

#205 nancywhite I read 1776 this year as a follow up to John Adams by McCullough and loved it--and it was quite a fast read, which is a bonus. I hope you enjoy it. I be interested in how you like Eric Clapton--I love books about music and musicians.

... Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz From PBS in the past few days: Beware False Profits by Emilie Richards 1776 by David McCullough Clapton by Eric Clapton Spook by Mary Roach Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell Two Early Review books came this week: ...

#117 cmt What a nice haul! Several there I've read and liked, but I suggest starting with 1776 by McCullough. It is well written, with fascinating with detail about the beginnings of the Revolutionary War from both the political and military views and I found it as easy and fast to read as a ...

61. 1776 ... by David McCullough An excellent history of the Continental Army under George Washington during 1776.

... elf: A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy omnibus edition Asterix & Obelix collection Complete Novels of Jane Austen 1776

... The Life and death of Anne Boleyn * John Kelly's The Great Mortality * David McCullough's 1776 * Régine Pernoud's Joan of Arc: Her Story * Lynn Sherr's Failure is Impossible * Barbara Tuchman's A Distant Mirror * ...

15. 1776 by David McCullough. I've had this book on my TBR pile for ages, but finally cracked it after DH and I watched the HBO series "John Adams" based on the book by the same author. This book focuses mainly on the events of 1776. The narrative was gripping and I could see why the book ...

... Memoir Larry McMurtry The Guernsey Literary and Potatoe Peel Pie Society Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows 1776 David McCullough The Glass Castle Jeannette Walls Benjamin Franklin Walter Isaacson

... and place vs a particular person vs a theme vs an author vs just another intriguing history book. I started with 1776, then read a George Washington Biography, then read more McCullough books, the Great Bridge which lead me indirectly to The Devil in the White City (both late 1 ...

... from the Spanish Civil War by John Langdon-Davies Roosevelt and Hopkins: an Intimate History by Robert E. Sherwood 1776 by David McCullough Washington's Crossing by David Hackett Fischer The Old Ball Game: How John McGraw, Christy Mathewson and the New York Giants Created Modern Bas ...

Well, Demiguise, I finished 1776. I liked it enough to get very, very tense during the siege of NY. Worried what was going to happen! In the end, I felt it was more of a strategy-of-war kind of book. I did get some insight into the major participants in the battles, which was interesting. I ...

... rd Johnny Tremain, Esther Forbes The Parade's Gone By, Kevin Brownlow George Washington, Joseph Ellis 1776, David McCullough

Oh, I've been meaning to read 1776. I read his book on John Adams and liked the style. It's something you'd recommend, k4k?

I am reading 1776 by David McCullough. Decided to go for history for a couple of weeks. Then back to the classics? Middlemarch? Not sure... --k4k

... was VERY abrupt! I am now sampling The Best and the Brightest by Halberstam. Probably will go ahead, but am considering 1776 by McCullough. I feel the need for nonfiction after a few weeks of novels! On the other hand, I just downloaded a sample of Salman Rushdie's most recent work, The E ...

Here is my review for 1776 at http://www.librarything.com/work/3097331/reviews/30171880. Took me a while to get to it and I'm afraid it's brief. But at least it's done! Lilyfyrestorm, how about Alfred Hitchcock Presents Stories for Late at Night? Looks awesome and there are no reviews for ...

... My review is Here. "bookcrushblog" how about 1776? I have it sitting in my library waiting to be read and I'd like your take on it. Please pick from my tag AnnaClaire in History Readers: Clio's (Pleasure?) Palace : What are you reading (April, 2008)? (Apr 25, 2008, 9:43am)

Washington's Crossing and 1776 cover almost exactly the same material, though the first book, needless to say, puts much more focus on one end of the year than the other. And while 1776 isn't all that long, Washington's Crossing clocked in above 500 pages, if I ...

... things happened the way they did. (That said, I wouldn't recommend reading it in proximity to David McCullough's 1776.) My current reading is, in fact, a neat parallel: The Battle for New York, which describes what happened before the battles of Trenton & Princeton.

... Bestbuy or on Amazon.com for $13. A lot of books are far more expensive at the retail giants as well. I just bought the 1776 Illustrated edition by David McCullough. It was on Amazon for $40. Several of the retail stores I visited wanted $65 and up for the book, which is the stated ...

I've only listened to a total of 12 books ever (listening to the 13th right now). David McCullough reading 1776 was wonderful. The only other book I've listened to by the author is Beowulf read by Seamus Heaney. I'm listening to it right now. His voice is perfect for it - I'm ...

... read the John Adams book and Ladies of Liberty. I read Mornings on Horseback by David McCullough and halfway through 1776. He is a great author. Let me know what you think of the books when you are done reading.

TeenReads.com – ULTIMATE TEEN READING LIST http://www.teenreads.com/features/2006-reading-list.asp - 1776by David McCullough (History) - 1984by George Orwell (Science Fiction) - THE ALCHEMISTby Paulo Coelho (Religion/Spirituality) - AM I BLUE?Coming Out From the Silence, ...

... a too modern and slick presentation of His Rotundity - too much Sideways Weltschmerz), I devoured the slim 1776 - McCullough's tale about three blunders (British in Boston, American in New York and Hessian in Trenton - great color period maps) follows the steps of George Washingt ...

... of any author-to-author suggestions, so I'll go for book-to-book ones instead. If you like David McCullough's 1776, try David Hackett Fisher's Washington's Crossing. If you like Laurel Thatcher Ulrich's Good Wives, try Carol F. Karlson's The ...

... heard plenty of good things about In the Heart of the Sea. He is a very talented writer, and if I remember correctly 1776 took some time to get into as well. I think margad makes a great point about the humanistic element to nonfiction that makes it more readable. I liked 1776 for ...

1776 is fabulous, though I must confess to having read only half of it so far. My TBR pile kind of flowed over, and 1776 got buried. So often, the history we "know best" comes to seem somehow inevitable and unreal. 1776 is a great antidote, because we can see how anxious Washington and his men ...

... trying to spice things up with the occasional nonfic pick. Which leads to my latest comparison, David McCullough's 1776 and Nathaniel Philbrick's Mayflower. I read 1776 last summer and pretty much adored it. (This is really high praise coming from a lady who also loved Twi ...

So far I'm not counting them. I've listened to 1776 and am currently listening to The Yiddish Policemen's Union. I asked a friend at bookclub the other night her opinion. She works for Quailridge Books in Raleigh NC and she said she counts them. We'll see how I feel as the end of the ...

... Worsts - another book of lists - done 8. Lost: Lost and Found Pet Posters - done 6. Recommended by others 8/8 1. 1776 - done 3/5 2. The Historian - done! (I gave up) 3. The Good Husband of Zebra Drive - done 4. Deliver Us From Normal - done 5. Fablehaven - done 6. The Mas ...

... 9 January) 2. Manly Wade Wellman, After Dark: A Novel of Silver John (finished 15 February) 3. David McCullough, 1776 (finished 20 May) 4. Tony Horwitz, Blue Latitudes (finished 7 June) 5. Robert Reich, The Future of Success 6. John McPhee, Table of Contents 7. Edward Larson, ...

... -- which explains to me why so much of the book was devoted to providing that background context. I thought that 1776 was similarly constrained, even though it has a whole year to go through. In part, I think McCullough does better when he has lots of room to run and follow up ...

... period, but presents a nice change from the straight history (such as Washington's Crossing and 1776) and the biographical (Founding Brothers, John Adams, and His Excellency). The second book I got today is Brian Greene's Th ...

Listened to 1776 by David McCullough. Fantastic book. I'm torn about using audio books for the 888 challenge, and so far have only noted it in the non-fiction category. Haven't displaced another book. I'll have to give serious thought to whether using audio books is 'allowed' - my rule for ...

I've only read Washington's Crossing, which I liked quite a lot. I read it directly after McCullough's 1776, and the two made excellent companions.

... Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America * David McCullough's 1776 * Stewart O'Nan's The Circus Fire: A True Story of an American Tragedy (New!) * Nathaniel Philbrick's Mayflower: A Story of Courag ...

... am currently reading Crossroads of Twilight BY: Robert Jordan I'm almost done with the series..then its on to 1776 BY: David McCullough, that I will be reading with my friend... and then I'll start my 75 Books Challange for 2008....that should keep me busy for a while.... mam ...

1776 Black Spring Country Harvest: A Celebration of Autumn The Same Sea as Every Summer Summer Gloves

... this! A Tale of two cities Sense and Sensibility Persuasion I also have 1776 that I've been wanting to read and I want to try the Master and Commander series. Because of recommendations from others on Library Thing, I want to try the ...

1776 sounds like a winner to me, but we seem to choose mostly fiction. They did A Christmas Carol last month, but I missed it as I had to work.

... mpernel Velvet Elvis Ptolemy's Gate Watership Down A Clash of Kings Storm of Swords The Audacity of Hope 1776 Howl's Moving Castle Coraline Night Becky ...fantasy, YA, nonfic, classics, romance - I have pretty eclectic tastes but all are highly recommended!

I just finished Britain At War which is an Unseen Archives book by the Daily Mail - 400 or so photographs of Britain during WW2, with good commentaries and captions.

... also be a significant presence, though less so than the previous item; see The Devil in the Shape of a Woman, 1776 Washington's Crossing, America's Women, Failure Is Impossible, Triangle. I don't mind stretching this part of the list a little; ...

Well, I have got myself backlogged (as usual). Just recieved from PBS: 1776 , and I already have Flags of our Fathers, a book on Lincoln AND Ghost Soldiers, oh and a book on the Celts.....I have begun to read all of them, but just keep reading a page or two and then putting them down, argh!

I hope you like 1776 - it's a good book. (So's Washington's Crossing, but I would NOT recommend reading them back to back.)

1776 by David McCullough Emperor of the north: Sir George Simpson & the remarkable story of the Hudson's Bay Company by James Raffan and a gift card :)

Arrived today - 1776 - The Illustrated Edition which looks so cool with all the maps, color plates and document reproductions. I feel like a little kid.

... cover to cover (excepting the index and other "extras"). Plenty of novels, too. For books like Emma or 1776 such a feature would be useful. Other books I haven't - and probably won't - read cover to cover, but I may well eventually read everything in them (eventually). ...

Class E (one sub-heading) E 1776 Class F (one sub-heading) F The Hudson: A History Class P (19 sub-headings) P PA PB PC Invitation au Monde Francophone PD PE Eats, Shoots and Leaves PF PG PH PJ PK PL PM PN ...

... Arc: The Image of Female Heroism 970 1491 971 Curse of the Narrows 973 1776 974 The Hudson: A History

... ) 5) The Arcanum by Thomas Wheeler (325 pages) 6) A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin (807 pages) 7) 1776 by David McCullough (294 pages) 8) The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck (559 pages) 9) A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin (969 pages) 10) A ...

... World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America * David McCullough's 1776 * David Hackett Fischer's Washington's Crossing * Gail Collins's America's Women: Four Hundred Years of Dolls, Drudges, Helpmates, and He ...

1776 by David McCullough

... while now. (I got stuck lugging around the hardcover and still thought it was good.) * David McCullough's 1776. Again, highly readable. * Régine Pernoud and Marie-Véronique Clin's Joan of Arc: Her Story. Good, if you can find it. I haven't seen it ...

... but how one thing leads to another. This is true of ANY story, whether it "really" happened or it didn't. McCullough's 1776 tells a story about the American Revolution. Philbrick's Mayflower does the same thing about the early European settlements in Massachusetts. And so does ...

... than that I'm not too specific. Oh and I'm not American I'm British (sorry!) hope that's ok! I've just finished reading 1776 by David McCullough which I thought was an excellent book, though far too short. Can anyone recommend a good book about the American Revolution that either covers ...

1776. Making progress; very readable, fast paced.

... Gail Collins's America's Women, which was much better written. I agree that David McCullough's 1776 is a good read, and even the normal, un-trucated version is reasonably quick. David Hackett Fisher's Washington's Crosing is also a reasonably quick ...

... section of my library. (That is, I've got quite a bit of the American kind on my shelf.) David McCullough's 1776 and David Hackett Fisher's Washington's Crossing were both on the NY Times bestseller lists for a long time, and with good reason. An equally well-writ ...

... I still recommend it -- though if you're understanding of the Revolutionary War is a bit hazy, I'd advise starting with 1776. Just yesterday, I started another book on American history, Nathaniel Philbrick's Mayflower. It's another fairly quick read: after about, oh, an ...

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Currently, I am reading 1776 by David McCullough for May. This is a challenging book for me because my knowledge of history is embarrassingly poor. So I am continually searching the internet looking for information about the revolution. I, thought, while I was at it I would try to find ...

We are reading 1776 by David McCullough for this month. I am continually impressed by how LITTLE I know about American History (or any history, for that matter). The nuns did not do well by me in that subject area!!! The book is interesting (since I know so little) and very well written. ...

... version of the kitchen sink. In terms of history -- as opposed to, say, biography -- , my recommendations would include: 1776 by David McCullough, as an overview of that year, or Washington's Crossing by David Hackett Fischer. America's Women, by Gail Collins is a good book ...

That's a good point about which gets read first. I read 1776 last year, and, as I've said, am working on Washington's Crossing now. But I can see you point about McCullough not the space to flesh out the "supporting cast" -- to do so, he'd have to take some pretty big tangents, and with a ...

I actually liked Washington's Crossing better than 1776, in part because zooming in on the battles in New York and New Jersey helped focus and flesh out some of supporting characters like Greene and the genius that was Washington. I felt that McCullough just didn't give himself enough room ...

... know a lot about New Amsterdam from other sources), and it reads like a novel. And I'd second the recommendation of 1776.   Edited for typo.

... started Washington's Crossing, and am about 100 pages in. So far, I've found it very readable in a David McCullough/1776 kind of way -- though Fischer, of course, is focusing a little more narrowly on specific aspects of a slightly different slice of the Revolutionary War.

1776 by David McCullough By weaving together pieces of diaries from both American and British soldiers, McCullough tells the story of the year America declared her independence. Not your ordinary history book, it reads like a historical novel.

I second 1776 by David McCullough. While it's non-fiction, it reads like a historical novel, very captivating. I feel if all history books used this format, students would be much more interested in learning history.

... Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem Mystic River by Dennis Lehane Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell 1776 by David McCullough Being Dead by Jim Crace The Sea by John Banville

I've finished The Book Thief (stubborn touchstone for some reason), and 1776 (the latter on CD), and after so much serious stuff I needed a bit of fluff. Besides, I'm waiting on a library request. So now I'm reading Rest in Pieces, a light mystery where a cat & dog seem to do most of the ...

Two more this week: 5. The Book Thief - review 6. 1776 - review

lindsacl in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 27 January 2007 (Jan 29, 2007, 8:30am) I'm listening to 1776 on my daily commute. The round trip is just long enough to get through 1 CD per day (total of 10 CDs) and therefore I know I can finish before it needs to be returned to the library. Anyway, I am enjoying it. The book is read by the author, which in this case is great ... lindsacl in What Are You Reading Now? : What Books Came into Your Home Today? (Jan 29, 2007, 8:27am) I'm listening to 1776 on my daily commute. The round trip is just long enough to get through 1 CD per day (total of 10 CDs) and therefore I know I can finish before it needs to be returned to the library. Anyway, I am enjoying it. The book is read by the author, which in this case is great ... lindsacl in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 20 January 2007 (Jan 25, 2007, 9:14pm) Began listening to 1776 in the car today ... and reading Water for Elephants while hoping it doesn't snow too much tonight ... lindsacl in What Are You Reading Now? : What Books Came into Your Home Today? (Jan 24, 2007, 7:33pm) ... getting an early start on my book club's March read The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, an LT-inspired read 1776 by David McCullough on audio, to liven up an otherwise dull commute. TheTwoDs in What Are You Reading Now? : Your Top Five for 2006 (Jan 15, 2007, 4:30pm) ... The Sea by John Banville A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving (reread) Gilead by Marilynne Robinson 1776 by David McCullough Men and Cartoons by Jonathan Lethem Morphidae in What Are You Reading Now? : Look what I got for Xmas! (Dec 31, 2006, 8:53am) ... by Scott Westerfeld Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris Bridge to Terabitha by Katherine Paterson 1776 by David McCullough The Constant Princess by Philippa Gregory plus three CDs good for reading from the "pretty music" kiosk thingie including one called "Classi ... homeschoolmom in Historical Fiction : History through fiction (Dec 30, 2006, 4:53am) ... dozen books on my reading wish list and the list is getting longer by day. I love American history, I have Mayflower and 1776 to read right now and more on my list. I love anything by Jane Austen and that time period. I also love scottish history, ancient rome, and well, actually all of ... Bill_Masom in Non-Fiction Readers : My non-fiction of 2006(some borrowed, not LT-listed) (Dec 22, 2006, 3:05pm) ... Long Gray Line by Rick Atkinson (own) Reading Lolita in Tehran: A memoir in books by Azar Nafisi (borrowed) 1776 by David G. McCullough (own) American Soldier by Tommy Franks (borrowed) Two Years Before the Mast: And Twenty-Four Years After by R. H. Dana, Jr (own ... mitchn in What did YOU buy today? : What did YOU buy today? Message Board (Nov 29, 2006, 8:15pm) 1776 by David MCCullough -- 1st ed. hardcover for $10 at Westsider Books, Upper West Side, NYC brewergirl in LibraryThing Challenges : Stump the Unsuggester (Nov 13, 2006, 12:39pm) ... Neil Gaiman ... which is in my catalog. I got back 17 books that are also in my catalog, including John Adams, 1776, Skipping Christmas, Seabiscuit, Democracy in America, and The Year of Magical Thinking. Hmm. When I initially put in Good Omens:..., it gave me several ... Concetta in Book Clubs : Annual Book Discussion Lists (Nov 3, 2006, 6:59am) ... Glad to hear you liked it, I am goign to give it another look. Thanks for the other info, too. I would NEVER pick up 1776 on my own (bad American History experience with Sister Margaret Rose in high school), but I have to say that I am surprised each time I read something I "would never ... HelloAnnie in Book Clubs : Annual Book Discussion Lists (Nov 2, 2006, 7:35pm) ... group was pretty evenly split. You either really liked it or really didn't like it! Try it out and see what you think. 1776 has been on my wish list for a while. I have a friend who loves non-fiction and highly recommended it. She also recommended The Children's Blizzard, which was a ... laytonwoman3rd in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 28 Oct 2006 (Oct 28, 2006, 11:09am) ... in years. Still working on The Gangs of New York, which doesn't lend itself to late night reading. I think I'll take up 1776 next, as I recently had the opportunity to hear David McCullough speak, and several other things have pushed me in the direction of that period of history lately. Concetta in Book Clubs : Annual Book Discussion Lists (Oct 26, 2006, 3:57pm) ... of the Screw & Other Short Fiction - Henry James May - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Mark Twain June - 1776 - David McCullough July - Washington’s General - Terry Golway August - Le Pere Goriot - Honore de Balzac September - To Kill a Mockingbird - H ... laytonwoman3rd in What did YOU buy today? : If you didn't buy a book today, what was the last book you bought and when? (Sep 30, 2006, 12:30pm) ... anything in almost a week! But the last two books I did buy were The Gangs of New York by Herbert Asbury and 1776 by David McCullough. I attended a lecture by David McCullough about a week ago, and afterwards I had a choice--stand in line to buy 1776, or stand in line to have ... Quick Links Amazon.com (direct) Abebooks.com Google Books — Loading... 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