What They Didn't Teach You About the American Revolution

Wright, Mike

ISBN 10: 0891416684 / ISBN 13: 9780891416685

Published by Presidio Press, 1999

About this Item

Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 368 p. Contains: Illustrations. What They Didn't Teach You (Hardcover). Audience: General/trade.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1673034672286

Bibliographic Details

• Title: What They Didn't Teach You About the American Revolution
• Publisher: Presidio Press
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0891416684
• ISBN 13: 9780891416685
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Founding Fathers

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Synopsis

The author of the acclaimed What They Didn't Teach You Series looks at the American Revolution, providing an in-depth analysis of the such personalities as Nathan Hale and Benedict Arnold, as well as little-known facts about this defining moment in history.

Reviews

In previous volumes of this series, Wright presumed to enlighten us on "secrets" of the Civil War and World War II. Here, he proclaims his goal of demythologizing our founding fathers and the cause for which they fought. For serious students of history, Wright's revelations must seem pompous; little here is new, and in repeating as fact many unverifiable but oft-repeated claims, Wright helps foster new mythologies. Still, he covers the gamut of the revolutionary era with a highly readable, breezy narrative style, and some of his speculations eloquently illustrate the ironies always present in grand historical movements. For general readers, this work will inform, amuse, and occasionally provide an interesting perspective on the Revolution. Jay Freeman