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" I have never read a more engrossing and emotionally moving account of our countries birth "

" Probably my favorite work of nonfiction to date. McCullough is flawless. I was in suspense even though I knew the outcome. History that reads like a novel. "

" A very good book. While you are reading it you will wonder how we won. "

" This is an excellent account of military actions of the Revolutionary War during the crucial year of 1776. McCullough does an brilliant job of weaving a narrative by utilizing historical accounts and personal correspondence. "

" This is not your typical history book. Staying true to the story of America's beginnings, McCullough makes history accessible and entertaining to everyone. I love history, but had never spent much time studying the American Revolution. This book sparked that interest for me, and opened me up to learning even more. "

" I very much enjoyed this book. I liked how it gave a sort of "untold" side of the revolution. And I really enjoyed the character's depth and even lack of depth. "

" Ok, so I didn't actually finish this one... but a wise person once told me that if I didn't like a book, I didn't have to finish it. So no friends, I did not get into this one/didn't really like it, but I know many people who probably would. "

" Wish all historians wrote like him. "

" I didn't really remember much from my grade school history lessons. David McCullugh had a good narrative of events that year peppered with personal accounts that made it come to life. "

" What can one say who has read other historical works by David McCullough? He is through and a great story teller. This should be on every American's reading list. "

" Author ran out of gas at end of book. Excellent for early part of year. "

" Very good summary of the events of that year. After I read this book, I felt I had a better grasp of the American Revolution as a whole. "

" Well written history without being textbook-ish. Kept my interest. "

" This is an incredible story to tell and makes you appreciate all that our forefathers went through to give us what we have today. I have read many books on this era and felt the author did a wonderful job of portraying how things were back then. "

" It was interesting, but too slow paced. "

" The only fault I can find with this book is that it ends at the year 1776. I was left wishing McCullough had written an entire history of the war. Powerfully written. "

" An inspirational account of how the United States came to exist. I never realized how perilous the fight of the founding fathers was until I read this book. "

" This book did, indeed, teach me about 1776. There was a lot of good information, it was just long and hard to get through at times. "

" What was there, was really good. But I wanted more. I guess I should be satisfied...it covered the year. :) "

" Love his books. Have read many of them. "

" This certainly changes your view of history from what is taught in school. What a rag-tag bunch of disorganized, disagreeable bunch we called our "army"! It becomes clear that luck (or providence) had a lot to do with our independence. An excellent book "

" Fact-filled historical accuracy AND great reading. Will be reading more from McCullough :) "

" Spoiler alert: the Americans win. "

" I love David McCullough!!!! I was never a history buff,but my Brother-in-law recommended it. Very weell written book! I enjoyed finding out what was going to happen next. I know that most history books are not the whole truth, but I researched some of what David said and they were all true. "

" Entertaining AND Educational; I love multi-tasking. "

" I'm not usually a non-fiction type of person but this was riveting. Also it was horrifying and inspiring. I loved the details about the real people involved, especially Washington. With such a beginning, it is hard to believe they actually pulled it off in the end (way after this book)... "

" Such a great book. This is a 'must read' for anyone with ANY interest in U.S. History. "

" This should be a must read for every American. My appreciation for George Washington is so much greater after having read this book. "

" I learned alot about the American Revolution (at least one year of it). "

" Totally interesting. I realized I knew nothing about the Revolutionary War. This book also makes it clear that it's essentially a miracle that we weren't clobbered by the British early in the conflict. "

" Every American should read this book. "

" I appreciate the suffering of the American "Yankee Doodle" Army more. It is a pretty big bummer to get to the end though and realize that there were 6 more years and you've just got to find another book to read to cover them... "

" Historical fiction. Tells the story of the Revolutionary War combining real characters and fictional characters. "

" A very easy read for being a documentory. McCullough is so far my favorite historian. This was not my favorite book he has done but would recomend it to anybody. "

" Good book. It was, however, a little frustrating to get to the end and realize that it was the end--i.e., I would have liked for this book to treat the entire history of the Revolutionary War, and not the literal year 1776. "

" Competent, well-executed, but unexciting history of the American Revolution. Suffers some from the rather arbitrary focus on a single calendar year, but does a good job of indicating just how remarkable the survival of the Continental army was. "