This is covered quite extensively in the book series I referenced above.
I’m now starting Book 3 of 7.
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Just finished a great read - The Boys - by Ron and Clint Howard. If you are a certain age like me, it is a walk down memory lane. It you loved watching TV and taking in films - get this book. You won't be disappointed. You'll be informed and entertained on so many levels. Both of the brothers are open about their experiences. Couldn't put in down. With the exception of Hall hoops.
can anyone recommend a book on a holistic account of the revolutionary war? from my understanding 1776 by david mccoulagh doesnt actually talk about after the first year.
was trying to gove my own reccos. and if you look there arent even any comprehensive documentaries about the revolutionary war. Ken Burns scheduled for 2025. He just did Ben Franklin which was great (but interjected some wokeness)
was trying to gove my own reccos. and if you look there arent even any comprehensive documentaries about the revolutionary war. Ken Burns scheduled for 2025. He just did Ben Franklin which was great (but interjected some wokeness)
An excellent book by Chris Wallace. It starts with the day that Harry Truman, not yet knowing that he is the President, receives a phone call to get over to the White House ASAP and continues up to the decisions to drop the bombs on Hiroshima & Nagasaki ending WW2.
TK
I’m going to check that out.
I read a great 9/11 book called “Fall and Rise”. Highly recommend it.
On sports, for fans that frequent this board, O’Neill’s recent Big East book is great. Especially fans younger than 40 who want to understand why so many of us wapoetic about the old Big East. Another great basketball book with local roots is the Miracle of St. Anthony, about Hurley Sr.
On pro football, the GM about Ernie Accorsi is terrific. Even if you aren’t a Giants fan.
And if you are a Yankee fan, Buster Olney’s Last Night of the Yankees Dynasty is wonderful.
On modern real world events, The Big Short about the 2008 financial crisis is a good read.
For pop culture, Accidental Billionaires (about Facebook) is also a good read and better than the movie (Social Network), which I liked.
And if you want a real interesting read relevant to our times which talks about how the mainstream media gets things wrong, read the book called “Columbine” by Cullen, which was released about 10 years after that tragedy. It’s interesting and enlightening.
I read a great 9/11 book called “Fall and Rise”. Highly recommend it.
On sports, for fans that frequent this board, O’Neill’s recent Big East book is great. Especially fans younger than 40 who want to understand why so many of us wapoetic about the old Big East. Another great basketball book with local roots is the Miracle of St. Anthony, about Hurley Sr.
On pro football, the GM about Ernie Accorsi is terrific. Even if you aren’t a Giants fan.
And if you are a Yankee fan, Buster Olney’s Last Night of the Yankees Dynasty is wonderful.
On modern real world events, The Big Short about the 2008 financial crisis is a good read.
For pop culture, Accidental Billionaires (about Facebook) is also a good read and better than the movie (Social Network), which I liked.
And if you want a real interesting read relevant to our times which talks about how the mainstream media gets things wrong, read the book called “Columbine” by Cullen, which was released about 10 years after that tragedy. It’s interesting and enlightening.
I can't speak to as single book that has it all.
Most of what I have read has been around the northern theater, Philly, New York, New Jersey, Long Island, Connecticut
The last battle was down in Virginia.
Reading about the major battles is a good start. https://tinyurl.com/y2e5p2zs and https://tinyurl.com/yxeovoje
I'd also suggest digging into the impact of Cod fishing on the war. It is an interesting aspect.
A few years ago I got into the spy ring aspect. The series Turn was decent but I prefer the books.
Amazon.com: Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring: 8601410958558: Rose, Alexander: Books
Amazon.com: Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring: 8601410958558: Rose, Alexander: Books
tinyurl.com
You will learn of Major Andre (a.k.a. Anderson) and Benedict Arnold. Andre was hung as a spy and Arnold got away.
I grew up on Long island and have visited Raynham Hall as a kid and then again when I got interested in the reading.
Reading the circumstance of Nathan Hale's capture and execution is another good one. One can say he got caught because he went to a bar for a drink. He was quite young.
The prison ships in Brooklyn provide a sense of the passion of our fore fathers.
An interesting aspect of that war is that there were only 8,000 combat deaths. More died of disease. Compare that with 214, 000 combat deaths in the Civil War.
http://www.raisinggiftedparents.com/lessons/prison-ships-of-the-revolutionary-war
i think for pretty much every war the biggest casualty driver is disease. i knew spies were big in long island and connecticut. its amazing how many comprehensice civil war series books are written (catton, foote, etc) but nothing for the revolutionary war. burns has a civil war doc, his revolutionary one wont come till at least 2025. i just found it odd. its almost like its the first thing you learn as a child so it gets passed over when it comes to media about it
This is the first episode of a new series coming out which you might be interested in.
www.foxnews.com
Premiere of Kelsey Grammer's American History Fox Nation series dives into The Battle of Bunker Hill
Kelsey Grammer's new American History series on Fox Nation. debuting today, gives viewers an in-depth look at The Battle of Bunker Hill.
sounds pretty cool. some more obscure ones in there.This is the first episode of a new series coming out which you might be interested in.
Premiere of Kelsey Grammer's American History Fox Nation series dives into The Battle of Bunker Hill
Kelsey Grammer's new American History series on Fox Nation. debuting today, gives viewers an in-depth look at The Battle of Bunker Hill.
Yes that is a great read and seriously discusses how does the trump presidency actually was.
I am 4 chapters into it. I am enjoying it greatly. It would be a good read for our young fans.
I have been hitting YouTube to watch some of the games from the book.
The 84 championship when Jordon hit the final jumper was epic. Then the G'town player has a brain fart and passes the pall directly to a Tar heel with plenty of time left. I wonder how long it took that kid to get over it.
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