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    1776
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    1776

    By David McCullough

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    America’s beloved and distinguished historian presents, in a book of breathtaking excitement, drama, and narrative force, the stirring story of the year of our nation’s birth, 1776, interweaving, on both sides of the Atlantic, the actions and decisions that led Great Britain to undertake a war against her rebellious colonial subjects and that placed America’s survival in the hands of George Washington.

    In this masterful book, David McCullough tells the intensely human story of those who marched with General George Washington in the year of the Declaration of Independence—when the whole American cause was riding on their success, without which all hope for independence would have been dashed and the noble ideals of the Declaration would have amounted to little more than words on paper.

    Based on extensive research in both American and British archives, 1776 is a powerful drama written with extraordinary narrative vitality. It is the story of Americans in the ranks, men of every shape, size, and color, farmers, schoolteachers, shoemakers, no-accounts, and mere boys turned soldiers. And it is the story of the King’s men, the British commander, William Howe, and his highly disciplined redcoats who looked on their rebel foes with contempt and fought with a valor too little known.

    Written as a companion work to his celebrated biography of John Adams, David McCullough’s 1776 is another landmark in the literature of American history.

    Editor's Note

    Stirring history…

    From one of America’s most beloved historians, the Pulitzer Prize-winning McCullough, comes the essential walkthrough of the pivotal year when the Declaration of Independence was signed but the Revolutionary War raged on.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster
    Release dateMay 24, 2005
    ISBN9780743287708
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    David McCullough

    David McCullough (1933–2022) twice received the Pulitzer Prize, for Truman and John Adams, and twice received the National Book Award, for The Path Between the Seas and Mornings on Horseback. His other acclaimed books include The Johnstown Flood, The Great Bridge, Brave Companions, 1776, The Greater Journey, The American Spirit, The Wright Brothers, and The Pioneers. He was the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian award. Visit DavidMcCullough.com.

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    • 4/5
      great as most of his books... way too short!
    • 5/5
      This book was awesome!
    • 5/5
      Any history or biography written by David McCullough is well worth the entry price.
    • 4/5
      However not an in-depth analysis of the American Revolution, 1776 succeeds in framing the struggles of the so-called "rebels", who risked everything for a noble cause, American independence from Great Britain.McCullough highlights George Washington's role in the early days of the revolution and honestly portrays the colonial General's strengths and weaknesses. Regardless of Washington's possible shortcomings in the beginning, it was the Congress who failed the Continental Army and General Washington more than any other force. The Congress tasked General Washington with a momentous task and when it was their turn to deliver the necessary war materials, they failed in every respect. The army had neither powder, rifles, canon, nor food. The soldiers looked like a ragtag band of farmers, some of whom had no shoes on their feet.
    • 4/5
      I read this as part of my regular July reading - which is always about the Revolutionary War. Yes, it took me a while to finish. But that's because this is a dense book, packed with details. The research that went into this work is staggering. With all the minutia, it could have easily been a dull, dry book. But McCullough wove the details into a riveting narrative about the first year of the War of Independence. It was as if I was there with them, Washington and Knox and Howe and Greene and Cornwallis. McCullough tells the story of fierce, flawed, amazing men, doing incredible things. A well-written work, worthy of all its accolades.
    • 5/5
      1776 is a well written account of that period of the American Revolution. McCullough tells the story in a narrative style and includes many primary accounts. He also includes British, American, and Hessian perspectives on the war.
    • 5/5
      This is one of my favorite "historical" books. McCullough has a knack for blending source information with prose to make a reader feel he is in the time period. As a history teacher it makes me wonder why Nathaniel Greene and Henry Knox are not larger figures in American History classes. If I would have had sons versus daughters they would have been "Joshua Laurence Chamberlain" and "Nathaniel Henry".
    • 4/5
      i would recommend this book to all armchair historians - it's written in a clear, accessible style yet thoroughly backed up with citations for those who wish to explore a certain area further. full disclosure: i have a little crush on david mccollough. he's a handsome man.
    • 5/5
      David McCullough is without a doubt one of the finest history writers of our time. I don't rate books a five but I would say this is as close as you could get. McCullough work on the yr 1776 is concise and well detailed. His research was obviously very extensive. He mixes in great bio's of the leading characters of this time. Obviously, George Washington is front stage with many tidbits of information that I was not previously aware of. The struggle of the Continental Army is vividly portrayed. There is so much more that can be said about the value of this book. I believe this book should be required reading for high school history classes. I had the pleasure of attending a lecture by Mr McCullough and his insight and knowledge of so many subjects is extremelny impressive. He is a true gentleman. If you listen to the audio book Mr. McCullough is the narrator and his reading is so top notch.
    • 4/5
      12/20. Oh, McCullough, how I do love thee. Another great book by you, who illuminates the characters and the plot of the American revolution (one of my favorite periods of history). What is most striking about this book is how much Americans sucked at the beginning of the war - how many disasters they faced, how terrible the army was, and above all, how George Washington somehow managed to pull the whole thing together. The fact that he didn't commit suicide halfway through the year is amazing. The Continental Congress was ready to replace him: thank god they didn't. This reads like a thriller: thanks to judicious use of first person accounts, we really feel like we're in mosquito-filled New York, waiting for the armada to arrive, and it keeps the pages turning. I was extremely angry when it ended - I wanted to read more! Always a good sign.
    • 4/5
      I enjoyed this but I must admit I enjoyed listening to it more than reading it!
    • 5/5
      Excellent book about the year the War finally turned in the U.S.'s favor.
    • 5/5
      1776 is one of the best summaries of the American Revolution I've ever read. McCullough is brilliant at turning a jumble of events into a coherent and readable narrative. My one gripe is that it was far too short. It only covers one year! I would have loved to see McCullough tell the story all the way through the end of the Revolution, but I can understand how difficult that would be.
    • 5/5
      I found this to be a real, suspenseful page turner.
    • 5/5
      Wonderful writer
    • 4/5
      I'm surprised I haven't read anything by McCullough until now. 1776 was full of detailed stories about the figures involved in the Continental Army, and demonstrates the importance of all the little things you don't typically hear about in general stories of military conflict. I listened to this on audio, and it was great to hear this read by the author himself. It was like carrying around a Ken Burns documentary I could slip into any time I wanted.
    • 4/5
      I had trouble following the literally hundreds of names/places McCullough covered, but it made me appreciate that to have a revolution for democracy people have to be willing to pay with their lives. We owe that generation so much!!
    • 4/5
      Very, very good, but not quite up to McCullough's best, and I can't quite put my finger on the reason why. Follows Gen'l Washington and the Continental Army from the successful siege of Boston through the disaster of the New York campaign, the retreat across New Jersey into Pennsylvania, and finally the surprisingly successful attacks at Trenton and Princeton. Truly miraculous that the struggle for independence was able to survive all the setbacks and outright defeats of this year.The most interesting question that lingers after reading is simply this; "Who's side would I have been on?" I wonder.
    • 5/5
      I own this as an audio book. I highly recommend it in this format. McCullough reads his own work, and he is an excellent narrator as well as an excellent writer.
    • 4/5
      This is an amazing account of the revolutionary war with George Washinton at thefront and center. David McCullough is an author who puts you in the moment and makes you feel as if you are living in those times.
    • 4/5
      I would hazard to say less than 20% of the books I read are non-fiction. Historical non-fiction drops that number down to about 5% or less and I believe that number may stand at no more than one or two books total dealing with American in or around the Revolutionary War. All that said, after reading McCullough's book, I've come to the conclusion that I had been missing out. McCullough's extensively researched and sourced work brings alive events that happened generations ago. While there was a bit I was already aware of rehashed, the tone wasn't so dry that I minded getting a refresher. Additionally, with the spice of personal accounts by in-the-trenches foot soldiers (from both sides of the conflict) throughout, even those portions people may be familiar with had a greater level of freshness. Full disclosure: my level of interest may have been higher since I live, work and grew up near many of the places key in McCullough's focus of this portion of the war. It was a little bit of a shock to read of Newark, NJ as a "small, charming port town," or Brooklyn being a few hundred houses or of King's Highway being the best road in the country at the time.Definitely added to the fun.
    • 3/5
      A great read for the K-12 social studies teacher needing background historical knowledge of the founding of our nation and government. It is not too dry or boring. It sticks to story form and offers some amazing, little known facts of our founding fathers.
    • 3/5
      McCullough does best when he's got a lot of room to rove. He's a masterful storyteller, but trying to confine this epic to the framework of one year just made me feel like a giant in a small room - getting all sorts of cramped muscles.
    • 4/5
      Esteemed historian David McCullough covers the military side of the momentous year of 1776 with characteristic insight and a gripping narrative, adding new scholarship and a fresh perspective to the beginning of the American Revolution. It was a turbulent and confusing time. As British and American politicians struggled to reach a compromise, events on the ground escalated until war was inevitable. McCullough writes vividly about the dismal conditions that troops on both sides had to endure, including an unusually harsh winter, and the role that luck and the whims of the weather played in helping the colonial forces hold off the world's greatest army. He also effectively explores the importance of motivation and troop morale--a tie was as good as a win to the Americans, while anything short of overwhelming victory was disheartening to the British, who expected a swift end to the war. The redcoat retreat from Boston, for example, was particularly humiliating for the British, while the minor American victory at Trenton was magnified despite its limited strategic importance.Some of the strongest passages in 1776 are the revealing and well-rounded portraits of the Georges on both sides of the Atlantic. King George III, so often portrayed as a bumbling, arrogant fool, is given a more thoughtful treatment by McCullough, who shows that the king considered the colonists to be petulant subjects without legitimate grievances--an attitude that led him to underestimate the will and capabilities of the Americans. At times he seems shocked that war was even necessary. The great Washington lives up to his considerable reputation in these pages, and McCullough relies on private correspondence to balance the man and the myth, revealing how deeply concerned Washington was about the Americans' chances for victory, despite his public optimism. Perhaps more than any other man, he realized how fortunate they were to merely survive the year, and he willingly lays the responsibility for their good fortune in the hands of God rather than his own. Enthralling and superbly written, 1776 is the work of a master historian. --Shawn Carkonen
    • 5/5
      McCullough extensively quotes from dairies of the Continental/American militia giving the story a first hand viewpoint. Most historians follow a footnoting procedure using superscripts and notes at the bottom or end of the chapter. This is the first time that I have seen the less invasive procedure of notes without superscripts. It works well. At the end of the book, there is a page listing with the first few words of the quote, followed by the bibliographical information.Since there are no detailed descriptions or drawings of the American soldiers, the resourceful McCullough finds descriptions of deserters in his efforts to give us first hand accounts. I cannot imagine marching in the Winter with rags on my feet or worse, barefooted. These people must have felt pushed to the edge by the British Parliament to have endured the hardships.It is utterly amazing how much of the death toll, not only of the troops, but also of their home communities, was due to unsanitary conditions. While Washington is reported to have emphasized the need for cleanliness and rigor in following rules for latrines, it appears that many of these farm boys did as they always did not realizing the difference made by the collection of so many people.I gained much new insight, not only of George Washington and George III of England, but also of the many officers George Washington had assisting the effort. I am inspired by Washington to deal with my own difficulties which are far less in intensity. At the same time, I see a lot of similarities in the difficulties presented by people for both of us. He had to lead with an army that had enlisted for only a short period of time. The soldiers often took short leaves without permission to take care of family and crops as well as to deal with their fear. When the going got tough, many soldiers changed sides. Washington's greatest asset to quell these problems was his personal presence which produced a joyous response among the troops settling their fears and encouraging them to do more. Washington's presence often induced awe on the part of not only of his own troops, but even of the enemy such as Col. Patterson who failed to convince General Washington to pick up a letter from General Howe.Washington was a great example of "seeing things as they were, and not as he would wish them to be." I would hope to follow his example. Our country needs that sort of thinking in our leaders today!
    • 4/5
      Highly engaging, accessible account of key military events of 1776 in Boston, Brooklyn, Trenton, and Princeton. McCullough brings to life the main actors without lionizing or vilifying them. He portrays the quiet, desperate heroism of the American forces who prevailed against all odds. For me, the book was an inspirational read, which has made me want to learn a lot more about this critical period of American history.
    • 4/5
      I thought this book would be about everything that happened in 1776; instead it focuses on the activities of the Continental Army in 1776. 1776 is still a fine title, when you consider that everything Americans hold dear about that year would never have come to fruition without the efforts of George Washington, his generals, and his soldiers. I would have appreciated either a subtitle or preface, however, to set my expectations.I found this book to be impossible to follow, on first reading, because I did not have a deep enough understanding of the Revolutionary War to understand the context. Then, when I came back to it after reading Chernow's Washington biography, I was able to follow it, but found it didn't add much information to what was in Chernow. However, Chernow's book came out five years after McCullough's, and when I went back to the relevant chapter in Chernow I found that 1776 was heavily cited in the footnotes. So a lot of 1776 might have been original when it first came out.Overall, I would say the Chernow biography is a must-read, and that 1776 adds some color. McCullough does have more of a flair for the dramatic. I would have given 1776 5 stars except I found that the lack of maps was a huge drawback to following the battles.
    • 5/5
      I always find McCullough a wonderful history educator -- using primary sources and quoting contemporaries, he makes his subject come alive. In this case, I found out things about the first year of the American revolution, and about George Washington, that they don't teach in school. Very well done.
    • 4/5
      A gripping account of the military activities which occured during the year 1776. The focus is on General Washington in his darkest hours, with his subordinates doubting him and his untrained troops forced to retreat again and again.The story is told in an interesting, fast-paced way. In a somewhat "Ken Burns" style, passages from letters and diaries of the participants are used throughout.If, like me, you are not well versed in Revolutionary War history, it's worth noting that this book does not cover the entire war; only the events of 1776. But, that being said, I found this book to be well written, well researched, and exciting to read. The descriptions of the locations will also be extremely interesting to you if you have spent much time in Boston, New York, or New Jersey.
    • 1/5
      Tried to listen on CD, too dry. Probably better as a sit-down-and-read Book

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