[Hemingway's Ghost]

After recently reading "1776" by David McCullough, I've become a American Revolution reading fool! I've since gained a greater respect for George Washington and his contemporaries and was re-introduced to key players like Nathaniel Greene and Henry Knox.

Outstanding!

If you haven't already discovered him, may I recommend just about anything from David Hackett Fischer. Bernard Bailyn is also fantastic, as is Arthur Tourtellot's Lexington and Concord and Robert Gross's The Minutemen and their World.

[Tinman93]

I'm currently reading "Washington's General" by Terry Golway and have on order "Washington's Crossing" by David H. Fischer. Your recommendations will be on my list as well!

One of Washington's quotes from "1776" really hit home for me and made me understand the difficult time he was having, especially after narrowly escaping from NY:

“Such is my situation that if I were to wish the bitterest curse to an enemy on this side of the grave, I should put him in my stead with my feelings.”

George Washington
September 30, 1776


One other thing I came to understand, British arrogance and pure luck played a BIG part in the founding of this Nation.