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Title: Couple of new books
Post by: Old Dog on October 30, 2007, 06:07:07 PM
My wife bought me a couple of new books today.  One is A People's History of the American Revolution, How Common People Shaped the Fight for Independence.  The author is Ray Raphael.  It is made of of accounts/letters written by the folks who suffered and bled for the cause but whose names are not in the history books.  While skipping through and reading a passage here and there it promises not to be the "history" we know so much as an eye opening account of how terrible one colonial was willing to treat another colonial in order to survive in those days.

The second book is titled, The Day the American Revolution Began, 19 April 1775.  The author is William M. Hallahan.  I'll read it later.

Title: Re: Couple of new books
Post by: TreadCarefully on October 30, 2007, 06:10:54 PM
I read the first book a couple of years ago. I would be interested to hear what you think.

T
Title: Re: Couple of new books
Post by: Junior Birdman on October 30, 2007, 06:51:27 PM
   I just finished the second book. VERY good read!   JB
Title: Re: Couple of new books
Post by: Bladerunner33 on December 02, 2007, 09:16:49 AM
Hearing what the little guy has to say always is of interest to me,cause to "I am the little-guy"...but WORSE! if your a tyrant that is!
Title: Re: Couple of new books
Post by: Grin Reaper on December 02, 2007, 07:30:55 PM
QuoteThe Day the American Revolution Began, 19 April 1775.  The author is William M. Hallahan. 
A big endorsement for this one from me!  Haven't read the other yet.