American Revolutionary War Rise to Rebellion, Book 1, (Paperback)

from ZoharLaor

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful: 3.0 out of 5 stars A Fictional Accounting of the American Rebellion, November 16, 2009 This book is a fictional account of the events leading up to the American Revolutionary War. Mr. Shaara takes the reader on a journey through events as supposed...

from JBD1

None of these are as good as "The Killer Angels", but the Jeff Shaara keepts trying. Not bad, just not great.

from HaroldTitus

There is much to commend Jeff Shaara for his "Rise to Rebellion." It is an ambitious work that spans seven years of American resistance to British authority bracketed by the so-called Boston Massacre and the thirteen colonies' unanimous declaration of independence from England. Shaara uses the vi...

from buffalogr

n this book the author takes the reader from the early days of the colonies rejection to British rule through the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The characters are familiar:.Ben Franklin, John (and Abigail) Adams, George Washington, and British General Thomas Gage. The book kept my i...

from chrisod

My history books in school presented the American Revolution as a glorious triumph, and it was. But they left out the part about how England basically gave it all away via incompetence.