Title: State of the nation c.1776
Review: David McCullough does readers a service by reinforcing the importance of Washington in the Revolutionary War effort, despite the grumblings of those who would like to see more pages dedicated to the Declaration of Independence. I see nothing inappropriate in McCullough's emphasis on Washington's leadership; after all, his determined (if somewhat strategically challenged) direction united the rag-tag Continental Army in its darkest hours, not the high-minded idealism of philosophers in Philadelphia. If you want a well-written, well-researched look at the state of the American people in the nation's earliest days, this book is for you.
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