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Posted: 1/9/2015 10:02:28 AM EDT
Just got done watching the HBO series John Adams. It has sparked a renewed interested in the American Revolution, however not so much for the "War" side, but the political side, if you will....I was wondering if there are any books you could recommend regarding the founding father's, relations with France or Great Britain at the time? Any Memoirs? Auto Biographies?
Sometimes I have a hard time just reading "Dry facts"  if that makes sense....
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Posted: 1/10/2015 5:18:17 PM EDT
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Battle book: Devil of a Whipping by Lawrence Babits
My favorite account is by Johan von Ewald. He was a jager captain. Sorry I don't recall the title of his memoirs. you'll have to get it via inter-library loan. BTW, there is one mistranslation in it where he describes the American rifleman. He says they can easily bring a folding bayonet off their leg. Huh? Well, what he wrote was actually a bayonet charge brings them to their feet (which means they flee). |
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Posted: 1/18/2015 4:54:32 PM EDT
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Joseph Plum Martin's autobiography
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Posted: 1/18/2015 5:13:32 PM EDT
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Joseph Plum Martin's autobiography This guy served as enlisted and was practically everywhere that mattered. For a great read. get "Revolution 1776" by John Hyde Preston. The book is not without some historical inaccuracies, but is a rousing book. From the Brit side, Mackenzie's Diaries are an absolute must. A list of books most often referenced by the professional historians:http://allthingsliberty.com/2014/12/most-referenced-book/. |
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Posted: 1/19/2015 10:10:15 PM EDT
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A book like you describe is what I am currently reading, 1775:A GOOD YEAR FOR REVOLUTION by Kevin Phillips. I am about 2/3's of the way through it and it really tells the story of what was going on during the run-up to the revolution, as well as during it. I am enjoying the book very much and wish I was done with it. It is well worth the time to read it.
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Posted: 1/21/2015 10:31:22 PM EDT
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Paul Revere's Ride by David Hackett Fisher.
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