Any American Revolution afficionados here?

[MrMatt]

The colonial period of American History, especially the American Revolution have always been my favorite topics of study as long as I could read. Even with video games Liberty or Death is still my favorite of all time. Just the fact that this group of people came together to found this nation from scratch based on these ideals pulled together from so many philosophies and were able to hold this diverse group of colonies together fascinates me, as did the day to day life of those living at the time.

So I've read a great deal on the topic but somehow missed this book:

The Glorious Cause from the Oxford History of The United States, and also this book: Guide to the Battles of the American Revolution. Has anyone read either of these books? I'm tempted to order them from Amazon tonight..

 

[ElFenix]

may need to pick some of these up.

just read bernard cornwell's redcoat, a fictional account of some of the battles around philadelphia and the winter occupation there. not the killer angels by any stretch but a decent book.

 

[rudeguy]

Those sound great! I am a huge history buff but don't have enough time to get into reading about it...I'm lucky if I have time to sneak in a documentary a couple times a month

Get them and let us know how they are. And if either one has short enough chapters to be bathroom material

 

[rudeguy]

DP (the bad kind)

 

[Capt Caveman]

Cool. I was an American History minor and loved the Revolutionary Era.

 

[MrMatt]

Those sound great! I am a huge history buff but don't have enough time to get into reading about it...I'm lucky if I have time to sneak in a documentary a couple times a month

Get them and let us know how they are. And if either one has short enough chapters to be bathroom material

lol porcelain throne general

 

[JulesMaximus]

I'm an American citizen and my Grandmother on my Dad's side of the family is a DAR.

My ancestors also owned slaves...

 

[MrMatt]

I'm an American citizen and my Grandmother on my Dad's side of the family is a DAR.

My ancestors also owned slaves...

Your dad and you could both be Sons then, I believe.

 

[TehMac]

Idk if this new or not, but I saw in Barnes and Nobles that Michael Crichton has a book (posthumously??) published about Pirates--considering they were in the same region of colonial America/British territories, I thought you'd be interested in checking it out.

I am relatively new to this country, but I have a friend whose ancestors came over on the Mayflower, and another who owned Breeds Hill (the Battle of Bunker Hill).

 

[MrMatt]

Idk if this new or not, but I saw in Barnes and Nobles that Michael Crichton has a book (posthumously??) published about Pirates--considering they were in the same region of colonial America/British territories, I thought you'd be interested in checking it out.

I am relatively new to this country, but I have a friend whose ancestors came over on the Mayflower, and another who owned Breeds Hill (the Battle of Bunker Hill).

wow I didn't even know he died.

 

[TehMac]

wow I didn't even know he died.

You know why that is?

One major reason: Crichton challenged the ecoNazis calling them as bigoted as the Christian fundamentalists most of them professed to deplore.

The left has their boot on the neck of Hollywood and so ignored him or anything about him.

 

[ProfJohn]

Did you read 1776 yet??

Will change how you view Washington.

 

[MrMatt]

Did you read 1776 yet??

Will change how you view Washington.

That's on my list as well. I also am ordering a book about James Madison 'The Last Founding Father'. I never ready much on him, so I look forward to it.

 

[jonks]

You know why that is?

One major reason: Crichton challenged the ecoNazis calling them as bigoted as the Christian fundamentalists most of them professed to deplore.

The left has their boot on the neck of Hollywood and so ignored him or anything about him.

lol, the right is so paranoid it's sad

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/06/b...l=1&adxnnlx=1262113216-qt46I8inc6rcnc4yPox2RQ

http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1856895,00.html

He was an author (what's that?) who died of natural causes and it was widely reported everywhere. But no sex scandal, no drugs, thus no story for the short attention span Enquirer devouring US public.

 

[MrMatt]

The books arrived yesterday, both of them. I can not WAIT to start them!

 

[acheron]

1776 is excellent.

I just visited Monticello the other day. I'm a big admirer of Jefferson, so I thought it was really interesting. Madison and Monroe had houses down that way too, I'd like to see them sometime as well when I have time.

 

[mshan]

PBS had a pretty good series called Rebels and Redcoats on air last year: http://www.pbs.org/previews/rebels_redcoats/

Presented from perspective of a British military historian.

A little dry and tedious at times, but interesting nonetheless.

May be worth watching if you can borrow it for free at your local public library.

 

[techs]

Yes, the American Revolution is my favorite revolution.

 

[amdhunter]

Chevrolets suck. Cept the Corvette...but I think it is 100% Japanese made these days anyway.

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

Yes, the American Revolution is my favorite revolution.

We need a good revolution every now and again.

 

[amdhunter]

We need a good revolution every now and again.

If it were up to me, I'd love a Red vs. Blue State war to start. I can't stand these damned Red States clinging to their guns and religion.

 

[JDub02]

:music; you say you want a revolution :music;

yah, the more i read of the american revolution and the founders, the more fascinated i am and the more i appreciate what they did.

i have "the real george washington" and "1776" on my to read list.

 

[iroast]

You should check out:

http://www.google.com/custom?q=amer...istory.com&sitesearch=eyewitnesstohistory.com

http://search.freefind.com/find.htm...cd=%C3%B7&scs=1&query=american+revolution