Category Archives: Book Review
Interview with Tom Chaffin, author of Revolutionary Brothers, Thomas Jefferson, the Marquis de Lafayette, and the Friendship that Helped Forge Two Nations
Last week, Emerging Revolutionary War‘s Phillip S. Greenwalt wrote a review of the above mentioned book. To find that review click here. Recently, through email, Emerging Revolutionary War had a chance to interview the author. The questions and his responses … Continue reading
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Tagged and the Friendship that Helped Forge Two Nations, Book Review, Emerging Revolutionary War, ERW Book Reivew, Marquis de Lafayette, Phillip S. Greenwalt, Revolutionary Brothers: Thomas Jefferson, the Marquis de Lafayette, Thomas Jefferson, Tom Chaffin
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Review: Revolutionary Brothers, Thomas Jefferson, the Marquis de Lafayette, and the Friendship that Helped Forge Two Nations by Tom Chaffin
Thomas Jefferson, Marquis de Lafayette, two household names from the American Revolutionary War. One the author of Declaration of Independence and one of the great political minds of the era. The other, a Frenchman, enamored with the ideals of the … Continue reading
Review: Rick Atkinson, The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777
Emerging Revolutionary War welcomes guest historian Joshua Shepherd to the blog who reviewed the book mentioned above. Short bio of Joshua is at the bottom of this post. In recent years, there’s been a fortunate resurgence of interest in the … Continue reading
Review: Founding Martyr, The Life and Death of Dr. Joseph Warren, the American Revolution’s Lost Hero by Christian Di Spigna
Doctor. Major General. President of the Provincial Congress. Author of political tracts. A true patriot. Forgotten. All these words, plus many more, are titles that depict the life of Dr. Joseph Warren. However, the last term is most synonymous with … Continue reading
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Tagged 1775, Abigail Adams, Battle of Bunker Hill, Christian Di Spigna, Committee of Corresspondence, Committee of Safety, Continental Congress, Dr. Joseph Warren, Emerging Revolutionary War, Founding Fathers, Founding Martyr, John Adams, John Hancock, Massachusetts, Philadelphia, Samuel Adams, Suffolk Resolves
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Book Review: Revolutionary: George Washington at War by Robert L. O’Connell
Robert L. O’Connell, Revolutionary: Washington at War, e-book, (New York: Random House, 2019), $32 in hardback. Robert L. O’Connell is best known for asking “big” questions. Armed with a PhD in history and a lengthy career in the intelligence community, … Continue reading
Book Review: Peckuwe 1780, by John F. Winkler
John F. Winkler, Peckuwe 1780: The Revolutionary War on the Ohio River Frontier, (Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2018). $24.00 I once read a review comparing Osprey Publishing’s monographs on particular battles, weapons, uniforms, or campaigns to “flash cards,” which made … Continue reading
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Tagged Frontier, Frontier Theater, George Rogers Clark, Indians, Mad River, Ohio, Peckuwe
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Review: American Dialogue by Joseph Ellis
“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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Tagged American Dialogue, Joseph Ellis, law, Politics, race
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