![]() ![]() The result is a lucid and lively work that will engage both Revolutionary War bores and general readers who have avoided the subject since their school days.īut forget about Minute Men, Paul Revere's ride and steely rebels holding their fire until they could see the whites of their enemies' eyes. George Washington often pales beside his supporting cast, and readers are invited to empathize with traditionally reviled figures: Tories, Hessian mercenaries, even King George III.Īnother surprise is that David McCullough, best known for Rushmore-size biographies of underrated presidents, wrestles America's founding year into a taut 294 pages of text, describing the trying months that followed the heroics at Lexington, Concord and the Battle of Bunker Hill. ![]() Yet no combat takes place for most of the narrative. THIS is a sly book, beginning with its title, "1776." It's a story of war, not words - the great declaration in Philadelphia occurs offstage. ![]()
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