Category Archives: Book Review
Review: Tecumseh and the Prophet: The Shawnee Brothers Who Defied a Nation by Peter Cozzens
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness made their way into the American revolutionary project most explicitly in the second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence. So, I hope you’ll forgive my taking of liberties in reviewing a book that starts … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Native American, Personalities, War of 1812, Western Frontier
Tagged Peter Cozzens, Shawnee, Tecumseh, Tenskwatawa, The Prophet, War of 1812
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Review: Anatomy of a Massacre: The Destruction of Gnadenhutten, 1782, by Eric Sterner
Emerging Revolutionary War welcomes back guest historian Gabe Neville. In his first book, Anatomy of a Massacre: The Destruction of Gnadenhutten, 1782, Eric Sterner has taken on a difficult subject. Racial violence is something many writers would shy away from … Continue reading
“Rev War Revelry” Author Interview: John Maass
In March 1781, General Charles Lord Cornwallis finally caught up with his antagonist, General Nathanael Greene and his joint Continental and militia forces in North Carolina. On March 15, 1781, the British scored a pyrrhic victory over the American forces, … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Emerging Revolutionary War, Revolutionary War, Southern Theater
Tagged American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, Emerging Revolutionary War, John Maass, Lord Charles Cornwallis, Nathanael Greene, Rev War Revelry, Rev War Roundtable with ERW, Southern Theater
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Review: Russell Mahan, The Kentucky Kidnappings and Death March: The Revolutionary War at Ruddell’s Fort and Martin’s Station, Kindle ed. (West Haven, UT: Historical Enterprises, 2020).
In the summer of 1780, Captain Henry Bird crossed the Ohio River with some 800 Native Americans from various British-allied tribes and two companies of soldiers from Detroit (roughly 50 Canadians and Tories and a mixed group of regulars from … Continue reading
“Rev War Revelry” Author Interview: Christian McBurney
The hottest part of the hotttest temperature engagement in the American Revolution happened on June 28, 1778 at Monmouth Court House in New Jersey. The portion that gets the most attention out of this entire battle was the supposedly heated … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Charles Lee, Continental Leadership, Emerging Revolutionary War, Memory, Revolutionary War
Tagged 1778, Battle of Monmouth, Charles Lee, Christian McBurney, Emerging Revolutionary War, George Washington, New Jersey, Rev War Revelry, Rev War Roundtable with ERW, Savas Beatie LLC
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Review: James Monroe: A Life by Tim McGrath (New York: Dutton, 2020)
Tim McGrath has written two award-winning winning books about the early history of the United States Navy: Give Me a Fast Ship and John Barry. For his third book, he switched gears to tackle an oft-overlooked soldier, lawyer, politician, and … Continue reading
Review: American Rebels, How the Hancock, Adams, and Quincy Families Fanned the Flames of Revolution
Two of the above three last names are very familiar to even casual observers of American history. John Hancock, whose signature is readily apparent at the bottom of the Declaration of Independence, where it was joined by John Adams and … Continue reading
Review: John Adams Under Fire: The Founding Father’s Fight for Justice in the Boston Massacre Murder Trial by Dan Abrams and David Fisher
Most people with an interest in the American Revolutionary War have heard of the Boston Massacre, in which Captain Thomas Preston of the 29th Regiment of Foot, commanding a contingent of British soldiers, fired into a crowd, or a mob … Continue reading
Book Review: The Indian World of George Washington by Colin G. Calloway
Multiple tomes grace bookshelves in libraries, book stores, and personal residences that depict various aspects of George Washington’s life and legacy. Historian Colin G. Calloway’s “The Indian World of George Washington” deserves a space on that bookshelf. Long overdue, this volume … Continue reading
ERW Book Review: Washington’s End: The Final Years and Forgotten Struggle by Jonathan Horn
George Washington retired from public life at the end of his second presidential term on March 4, 1797. Twenty months and ten days later he died on December 14, 1799. In between Washington was also the first in the United … Continue reading
