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1776 book related question

Posted on 7/1/13 at 1:28 pm
Posted by WinnPtiger
Fort Worth
Member since Mar 2011
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Posted on 7/1/13 at 1:28 pm
first off, I didn't know what board to put this on but I think I remember seeing a few reading threads on this board so here goes.

I just finished reading 1776 in about a week because I couldn't put it down. My question for anyone who's read the book or anything else like it, what would you recommend I continue with?

I guess I knew all along the book was only going to last through the Battle of Trenton but I want MOAR. Has McCollough written any other decent books about 77-83? I'd like to go on with something similar to his writing style.


TIA
Posted by Master of Sinanju
Member since Feb 2012
11337 posts
Posted on 7/1/13 at 1:54 pm to
Chernow's Washington biography was very good.
Posted by PJinAtl
Atlanta
Member since Nov 2007
12752 posts
Posted on 7/1/13 at 2:02 pm to
McCollough has written several other books, but none that I know of about the Revolution. I think his latest was a biography of John Adams.

Not really in the same style, but still a good capture of that period are Rise to Rebellion and The Glorious Cause by Jeff Shaara. They are both listed as "historical fiction" because he puts words in the mouth and heads of the characters, but his research is detailed for all of his books and he gets it right. Rise would go back over events covered in 1776, but would fill in info from beforehand and then certainly the two together carr the war from Trenton on through the surrender at Yorktown.
Posted by Kafka
I am the moral conscience of TD
Member since Jul 2007
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Posted on 7/1/13 at 2:09 pm to
Founding Brothers by Joseph Ellis. His Bunker Hill just came out a few days ago

The Traitor & The Spy by Flexner (about Benedict Arnold)

If you want a novel about the period check out Burr by Gore Vidal
Posted by Sus-Scrofa
Member since Feb 2013
8161 posts
Posted on 7/1/13 at 4:30 pm to
Narrative non-fiction.

There's the obvious answer: Shelby Foote.

Less obvious, Stonewall Jackson and the American Civil Ware by GFR Henderson.

Those are both pretty tough/long reads. An easier read: America: The Last Best Hope by Bill Bennett. My vote for the easiest and best two volume read of American history you can buy.
This post was edited on 7/1/13 at 4:32 pm
Posted by WinnPtiger
Fort Worth
Member since Mar 2011
23878 posts
Posted on 7/1/13 at 5:41 pm to
thanks guys I'm gonna start looking into those. Something about his writing style just made the pages fly by
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