1776

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• He who hesitates...

  1776: America and Britain at War by David McCullough Allen Lane £20, pp368 Might the Americans have lost the War of Independence? They very nearly did. This book is the story of how close George Washington, as commander of the American army, came to ... (read full critics)

  guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

• 1776 By David McCullough

  The reader that David McCullough imagines peering over his shoulder as he crafts his meticulously researched histories and biographies is the person he happens to be writing about at the time, whether it's John Adams, Harry Truman or some anonymous s ... (read full critics)

  bookpage published on Fri, 17 Sep 2010

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  This book is a very informative look at a single year in American history. I liked learning about the British and Loyalist point of view as well as the problems Washington had in keeping the army together. The portraits, letters and the maps also add to the experience.

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  krin5292 said on Jun 3, 2008 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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  It was very long and not quite what I expected but it was decent overall. I'd recommend it highly to people interested in historical books.

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  catchburns said on May 13, 2008 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  1776

  Once again, David McCullough has made history fun. I didn't realize how much I didn't know about the details of the Revolutionary War until I listened to this book. McCullough also reads the book himself adding that touch only the author can and he's got a great reading voice as well.

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  Rice Cooker said on Aug 21, 2007 about the Audio CD edition | Add your feedback

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  great history lesson

  If I am going to learn about history, this is the way to do it. No boring details - just the story, even in the words of the people who were there. Excellent read.

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  cabop said on Jan 11, 2007 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Others 256 Pages
• ISBN-10: 1416542108
• ISBN-13: 9781416542100
• Publisher: Simon and Schuster
• Pub date: Oct 01, 2007
• Also available as: Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD, Audio Cassette and eBook

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