Jack Rakove's book is a superb account of the forces that turned the colonists from loyal subjects into revolutionaries... A first-rate read
Simon Shaw, Daily Mail
A mighty book... Compelling... Energetic, often eloquent, and spotted with dashes of wry humour. His characterisation of these complex, revolutionary men brings them vividly to life and the analysis of the unprecede ...
Literary Review
Rakov writes beautifully. His prose is crisp and clear... Anyone seeking a readable and well-written guide to the process whereby the rebel colonies became the United States need look no further than Rakove's impres ...
Stephen Conway, BBC History Magazine
Jack Rakove's book is a superb account of the forces that turned the colonists from loyal subjects into revolutionaries... A first-rate read
Simon Shaw, Daily Mail
A mighty book... Compelling... Energetic, often eloquent, and spotted with dashes of wry humour. His characterisation of these complex, revolutionary men brings them vividly to life and the analysis of the unprecede ...
Literary Review
Rakov writes beautifully. His prose is crisp and clear... Anyone seeking a readable and well-written guide to the process whereby the rebel colonies became the United States need look no further than Rakove's impres ...
Stephen Conway, BBC History Magazine
Jack Rakove's book is a superb account of the forces that turned the colonists from loyal subjects into revolutionaries... A first-rate read
Simon Shaw, Daily Mail
A mighty book... Compelling... Energetic, often eloquent, and spotted with dashes of wry humour. His characterisation of these complex, revolutionary men brings them vividly to life and the analysis of the unprecede ...
Literary Review
Rakov writes beautifully. His prose is crisp and clear... Anyone seeking a readable and well-written guide to the process whereby the rebel colonies became the United States need look no further than Rakove's impres ...