Pivotal Moments in American History Washington's Crossing, (Paperback)

from wildbill

The book begins with a short narrative about the picture of Washington crossing the Delaware on the way to the Battle of Trenton. The author explains that the picture is correct and Washington did stand up in the boat. It was either stand up or sit down in freezing water and ice. The book was a v...

from ksmyth

Fischer's examination of Washington's campaigns at Trenton, Trenton II, and Princeton draws on new research to build on our understanding of these pivotal battles in the Revolutionary War. He has a fine narrative style. Though there are other strong accounts of these actions, Fischer's goes to th...

from dichosa

Incredible book. The other reviews sing its praises, and I wholeheartedly agree. A scholarly book that draws you in with abundant details. Don't forget to read the appendices and notes in the back of the book (a good 1/4 of the book!). Amazing wealth of information. Definitely one of the few hist...

from kaulsu

Fischer is my favorite writer of history, though this book held fewer surprises (events unknown to me) than my all-time favorite non-fiction work, [Albion's Seed], also by Fischer. Using untold journals and diaries, plus pensioner's narratives housed in the National Archives, Fischer brings to li...

from LisaMaria_C

Less than two weeks ago I read David McCullough's 1776, a history of the first year of the Continental Army under George Washington, its mixed success in Boston and disaster in New York City and culminating--after a night crossing of the Delaware River--in their victory in the Battle of Trenton. ...