Quote Originally Posted by Political Hack View Post
1776 may be my favorite book ever. really let's a reader know that our position today as a country was not somehow predestined... it was earned and was dangerously close to being non-existent. When they call George Washigtom the father of this country, it means something. Without him and the soldiers who agreed to freeze and starve for months on end, this country belongs to the UK.
I didn't "read" that book, but I "read" that book. Ha. I listened to the unabridged audio version. I do that sometimes in my travels in the car. The local library had the audio book!

Best thing I read about the Revolution was an essay that was about IIRC 14 reason why the Revolution should've failed. I believe it may be in a book of essays regarding military miracles or something like that I have somewhere. We moved last year and a lot of stuff like books (I have too many) are still boxed up because my shelf is full. If I can locate it I'll let you know what it is. I've also got a collection of essays called "How to lose a battle" that's pretty entertaining and is currently on my shelf.