American Spring: Lexington, Concord, and the Road to Revolution (Audiobook)

from msaucier818

A solid retelling of the six months that started the Revolutionary War. I have read quite a bit about this period, and I did not find anything really new here. The author acknowledges that he wrote this to bring a popular history to the general public, and I think he did a nice job telling the st...

from VGAHarris

Covers a lot of familiar ground, moves rather slowly.

from wagner.sarah35

*I received this book through Goodreads First Reads.* An in-depth look at the first six months of 1775, when armed conflict first broke out between American colonists and British troops. Borneman lays the stage for this coming conflict and makes an effort to include overlooked persons and groups,...

from Jarratt

This is a very well written and researched book. For me, though, the chapters on the Lexington and Concord battles got a bit old. But that's more a reflection of my ignorance of military terms, geography, and passion for the political themes of the American Revolution than it is any reflection of...

from Schmerguls

5207. American Spring Lexington, Concord, and the Road to Revolution, by Walter R. Borneman (read 10 Oct 2014) I was not surprised to find this an exceptionally good book since I remembered that I much enjoyed and appreciated the author's Polk The Man Who Transformed the Presidency and America, w...