The Chicago History of American Civilization: The Birth of the Republic, 1763-89, Fourth Edition (Edition 4) (Paperback)

from wildbill

This is a marvelous little book that goes from Lexington through the ratification of the Constitution in 155 pages. After reading it I don't feel that the author left out anything important and he did give me a good understanding of what happened in this period. While short the book is not a quic...

from msaucier818

A classic history of the American Revolutionary Era. I think this book would be more appreciated by someone being introduced to the time period, but even as someone who has read a great deal about the Revolution, I appreciated this book and its perspective. It does an excellent job telling the bi...

from rsubber

Morgan has a long and distinguished pedigree as an American historian. This book is one of his earliest works and it isn't his best. It's a light, quick read about the preludes to the Revolutionary War, the war itself, the adoption of the Articles of Confederation and ultimately the creation of t...