American Revolutions: A Continental History, 1750-1804
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| Rating | : | 4.74 (928 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01KU11WS2 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 535 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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Alan Taylor, two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, gives us a different creation story in this magisterial history of the nation's founding. Taylor skillfully draws France, Spain, and native powers into a comprehensive narrative of the war that delivers the major battles, generals, and common soldiers with insight and power. The American Revolution is often portrayed as a high-minded, orderly event whose capstone, the Constitution, provided the ideal framework for a democratic, prosperous nation. Conflict ignited on the
"This is an outstanding volume by one of America’s great, contemporary historians" according to Carole T. Goldberg. This is an outstanding volume by one of America’s great, contemporary historians. The prodigious research is a hallmark of Taylor’s writing. The detail and writing style in the strong narrative is clear, informative, at times, entertaining, and very readable. I highly recommend it.The author presents a comprehensive, unbiased illumination of the climate of the time and complex historical figures who shaped America’s future in ways that have seemed obscure until now. It reveals the political and emotional agendas that shaped actions and conflicts, and ways participants moved toward r. Revolutionary! William H. DuBay Alan Taylor makes the point that the American Revolution was also a civil war, pitting colonists and families against one another.About two fifths of the population were active Patriots, two-fifths neutral or undecided, and one-fifth Loyalists.The latter years of the war became especially savage. The population and the troops were starving. A full third of Continental troops deserted. Troops and wandering hordes ravaged farms and killed indiscriminately.As the British developed an ambiguous policy about slavery, the Patriots were seen more as the protectors of property and freedom.The British offered. Accessible History This is a readable, engaging look at the American colonies and their rebellion against England. This added to my understanding of the revolution in much more depth than the "taxation without representation" story from High school American History class. Taylor gives a detailed account that is never dull. I feel more enlightened about the struggles of the colonies. Now the stage is set for the Civil War.