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		<title>By: Wobbly</title>
		<link>https://www.isegoria.net/2012/08/recommendations-on-american-revolution/comment-page-1/#comment-580728</link>
		<dc:creator>Wobbly</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2012 15:54:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tom, Victor, thanks for the recommendations. This all looks interesting.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tom, Victor, thanks for the recommendations. This all looks interesting.</p>
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		<title>By: Victor</title>
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		<dc:creator>Victor</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2012 12:11:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&lt;cite&gt;The War of Independence&lt;/cite&gt; by John Fiske. Fiske was an excellent historian and wrote many great works on that period, in particular &lt;cite&gt;The Critical Period of American History 1783-1789&lt;/cite&gt;, an enlightening study of a largely forgotten period in American history, yet one which was extremely important. Both books are available online.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><cite>The War of Independence</cite> by John Fiske. Fiske was an excellent historian and wrote many great works on that period, in particular <cite>The Critical Period of American History 1783-1789</cite>, an enlightening study of a largely forgotten period in American history, yet one which was extremely important. Both books are available online.</p>
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		<title>By: Tom</title>
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		<dc:creator>Tom</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 01:48:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not histories of the entire Revolution, but, some very good insight into the times and conditions of 1775 and 1776-7: &lt;cite&gt;Paul Revere&#039;s Ride&lt;/cite&gt; and &lt;cite&gt;Washington&#039;s Crossing&lt;/cite&gt;, both by David Hackett Fischer.

I heard of these from attending an Appleseed shooting event.  I&#039;ve read &lt;cite&gt;Paul Revere&#039;s Ride&lt;/cite&gt; and am halfway through &lt;cite&gt;Washington&#039;s Crossing&lt;/cite&gt;.  Both are excellent books on different parts of the Revolution.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Not histories of the entire Revolution, but, some very good insight into the times and conditions of 1775 and 1776-7: <cite>Paul Revere&#8217;s Ride</cite> and <cite>Washington&#8217;s Crossing</cite>, both by David Hackett Fischer.</p>
<p>I heard of these from attending an Appleseed shooting event.  I&#8217;ve read <cite>Paul Revere&#8217;s Ride</cite> and am halfway through <cite>Washington&#8217;s Crossing</cite>.  Both are excellent books on different parts of the Revolution.</p>
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		<title>By: Isegoria</title>
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		<dc:creator>Isegoria</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 11:51:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Militarily the Revolution isn&#039;t particularly exciting &#8212; one of the &quot;high&quot; points is &lt;em&gt;wintering&lt;/em&gt; at Valley Forge &#8212; but the Founding Fathers make for good biographies.

Anyway, Piers Mackesy&#039;s &lt;cite&gt;The War for America, 1775-1783&lt;/cite&gt; looks promising: 

&lt;blockquote&gt;The events of the American Revolution signified by Lexington, Bunker Hill, Valley Forge, Saratoga, and Yorktown are familiar to American readers. Far less familiar is the fact that, for the British, the American colonies were only one front in a world war. England was also pitted against France and Spain. Not always in command of the seas and threatened with invasion, England tried grimly for eight years to subdue its rebellious colonies; to hold Canada, the West Indies, India, and Gibraltar; and to divide its European enemies. In this vivid history Piers Mackesy views the American Revolution from the standpoint of the British government and the British military leaders as they attempted to execute an overseas war of great complexity. Their tactical response to the American Revolution is now comprehensible, seen as part of a grand imperial strategy.&lt;/blockquote&gt;]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Militarily the Revolution isn&#8217;t particularly exciting &mdash; one of the &#8220;high&#8221; points is <em>wintering</em> at Valley Forge &mdash; but the Founding Fathers make for good biographies.</p>
<p>Anyway, Piers Mackesy&#8217;s <cite>The War for America, 1775-1783</cite> looks promising: </p>
<blockquote><p>The events of the American Revolution signified by Lexington, Bunker Hill, Valley Forge, Saratoga, and Yorktown are familiar to American readers. Far less familiar is the fact that, for the British, the American colonies were only one front in a world war. England was also pitted against France and Spain. Not always in command of the seas and threatened with invasion, England tried grimly for eight years to subdue its rebellious colonies; to hold Canada, the West Indies, India, and Gibraltar; and to divide its European enemies. In this vivid history Piers Mackesy views the American Revolution from the standpoint of the British government and the British military leaders as they attempted to execute an overseas war of great complexity. Their tactical response to the American Revolution is now comprehensible, seen as part of a grand imperial strategy.</p></blockquote>
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		<title>By: Wobbly</title>
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		<dc:creator>Wobbly</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 03:45:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If only it were covered to the same degree as the Civil War!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If only it were covered to the same degree as the Civil War!</p>
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		<title>By: Isegoria</title>
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		<dc:creator>Isegoria</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2012 22:21:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are a number of basic histories of the Revolution &#8212; &lt;cite&gt;The Birth of the Republic&lt;/cite&gt;, by Edmund S. Morgan, &lt;cite&gt;The American Revolution: A History&lt;/cite&gt;, by Gordon S. Wood, etc. &#8212; that I haven&#039;t read, but &lt;cite&gt;Colonies to Nation, 1763-1789: A Documentary History of the American Revolution&lt;/cite&gt;, edited by Jack P. Greene, looks promising.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There are a number of basic histories of the Revolution &mdash; <cite>The Birth of the Republic</cite>, by Edmund S. Morgan, <cite>The American Revolution: A History</cite>, by Gordon S. Wood, etc. &mdash; that I haven&#8217;t read, but <cite>Colonies to Nation, 1763-1789: A Documentary History of the American Revolution</cite>, edited by Jack P. Greene, looks promising.</p>
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		<title>By: Isegoria</title>
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		<dc:creator>Isegoria</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2012 18:37:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looking at Amazon UK&#039;s listings left me feeling disoriented &#8212; pardon, dis&lt;em&gt;orientated&lt;/em&gt; &#8212; and dizzy.

To find books on the American Revolution, one steps down the hierarchy as follows: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=sr_hi_1?rh=n%3A266239&amp;bbn=266239&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1345659079&quot;&gt;Books&lt;/a&gt; &gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=sr_hi_2?rh=n%3A266239%2Cn%3A%211025612%2Cn%3A65&amp;bbn=65&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1345659079&quot;&gt;History&lt;/a&gt; &gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=sr_hi_3?rh=n%3A266239%2Cn%3A%211025612%2Cn%3A65%2Cn%3A271565&amp;bbn=271565&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1345659079&quot;&gt;North America&lt;/a&gt; &gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=sr_nr_n_1?rh=n%3A266239%2Cn%3A%211025612%2Cn%3A65%2Cn%3A271565%2Cn%3A271566&amp;bbn=271565&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1345659071&amp;rnid=271565&quot;&gt;Colonial, Independence 1501-1800&lt;/a&gt;.

And then the list of books is almost totally unrecognizable.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Looking at Amazon UK&#8217;s listings left me feeling disoriented &mdash; pardon, dis<em>orientated</em> &mdash; and dizzy.</p>
<p>To find books on the American Revolution, one steps down the hierarchy as follows: <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=sr_hi_1?rh=n%3A266239&amp;bbn=266239&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1345659079">Books</a> &gt; <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=sr_hi_2?rh=n%3A266239%2Cn%3A%211025612%2Cn%3A65&amp;bbn=65&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1345659079">History</a> &gt; <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=sr_hi_3?rh=n%3A266239%2Cn%3A%211025612%2Cn%3A65%2Cn%3A271565&amp;bbn=271565&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1345659079">North America</a> &gt; <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=sr_nr_n_1?rh=n%3A266239%2Cn%3A%211025612%2Cn%3A65%2Cn%3A271565%2Cn%3A271566&amp;bbn=271565&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1345659071&amp;rnid=271565">Colonial, Independence 1501-1800</a>.</p>
<p>And then the list of books is almost totally unrecognizable.</p>
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