And he does so while thoroughly entertaining his reader with his smooth, polished prose.įor fans of history, in general, or the American Revolution, in particular, this is not a book to be missed. Despite the myriad of histories and biographies picking over the remains of this pivotal moment in world history, Wood manages to distinguish this piece by boldly and brilliantly recasting the historical, cultural and societal underpinnings of the colonies break with England. Wood, together with David McCullough ( John Adams)and Barbara Tuchman ( The Guns of August), constitute the ruling council on my shelf of historical treatments and I don’t see their power waning any time soon given my love of their work.
This is history that reads more like literature and will trap your attention into the folds of its narrative flow like sailor falling into Charybdis. Nothing dry, parched or plodding to be found here.
This Pulitzer Prize-winning analysis of the American Revolution is among the most engaging, most thought-provoking and most erudite history books I’ve ever read.
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