A New Age Now Begins: A People's History of the American Revolution

2494 A New Age Now Begins: Volume One, by Page Smith (read 28 Feb 1993) This work is footnoteless but it is clear the author has done a lot of original research. The book is very thoroughly done and this volume starts with a part on the time before 1763, setting the stage. Then there are two detailed parts on the events leading up to the war itself. The volume ends in early 1777. I think it is very well done and I am really enjoying it. The work is described as the first major work on the American Revolution in almost 100 years.

2495 A New Age Now Begins: Volume Two, by Page Smith (read 6 Mar 1993) This is an awesome work, and extremely well-done. This volume and volume one total 1838 pages, but it is not too long. The intricate account show more of some of the battles could not be too interesting, but the accounts of so many things I have heard of since I was in 4th grade I found fresh and fascinating. The author's thesis is that the Revolution could not have been lost because it was a revolution rather than a mere war. He is persuasive. His account of much was most moving. I am glad I own these two volumes and that I have taken the time to read them. Eminently worthwhile. show less