Category Archives: Book Review

Review: American Dialogue by Joseph Ellis

Posted on February 15, 2019 by Chris Mackowski

“The study of history is an ongoing conversation between past and present from which we all have much to learn,” write Joseph Ellis in his new book, American Dialogue: The Founders and Us. The book serves as Ellis’s attempt to … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Young Washington by Peter Stark

Posted on February 11, 2019 by Eric Sterner

Peter Stark, Young Washington: How Wilderness and War Forged America’s Founding Father, Kindle ed., (New York: HarperCollins, 2018). While traveling in southwestern Pennsylvania, outdoor writer Peter Stark discovered the region’s deep history and the central role it played in transforming … Continue reading →

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Book Review: One if by Land, Two if by Submarine, by Eileen Schnabel

Posted on January 16, 2019 by Eric Sterner

A few months ago, author Eileen Schnabel sent us her young adult novel, “One if by Land, Two if by Submarine” for a gander. Not being specialists in middle school fiction, we turned to an expert, my 13-year old daughter, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Bob Drury & Tom Clavin, Valley Forge, Kindle ed., (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2018).

Posted on December 7, 2018 by Eric Sterner

Bob Drury and Tom Clavin have spent years writing books, both individually and as a team. Between the two of them, they have explored topics ranging from baseball and golf to the old west and America’s 20th century wars. With Valley … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A Battlefield Atlas of the American Revolution by Craig L. Symonds

Posted on November 16, 2018 by Rob Orrison

As a young history buff, I remember well wearing out the pages of the original A Battlefield Atlas of American Revolution by Craig Symonds. Though I have no idea where that well worn out book is today, I am happy … Continue reading →

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Summer Lecture on Summer of 1787

Posted on September 30, 2018 by Phill Greenwalt

This past July I had the pleasure to attend and present at the American Battlefield Trust Teacher Institute. One of the keynote speakers was David O. Steward, the author of Summer of 1787: The Men Who Invented the Constitution. During his talk, there were … Continue reading →

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Review: Rethinking America From Empire to Republic by John M. Murrin

Posted on July 24, 2018 by Phill Greenwalt

In the introduction, Andrew Shankman narrows down the one word that has driven the history career of Dr. John M. Murrin; “Anglicization.” (page 1). This process happened in a period of approximately 60 years, as the colonists along the eastern … Continue reading →

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