Title: David McCullough at his Best
Review: In this fine, concise work, McCullough permits the reader to view the pivotal year of 1776 through the lens of American "rebels" and the English / Hessians who clashed with them- at every level of society. Most think of 1776 as a year of American glory and the signing of the Declaration of Independence, when in reality, it was a shaky, pivotal, bloody, brutal year for His Excellency, George Washington and his rag-tag troops. McCullough takes you from Bunker Hill and the British retreat from Boston to successive American defeats to a conclusion with the battles that would sustain the revolution- Trenton and Princeton. "Sustain" is the operative word, as the Revolution would require help from overseas powers and 6.5 more years to succeed.McCullough's attention to detail, personalities, and seemingly minor factors such as wind direction that had disproportionate effects add up to a new take on an old subject.
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