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Title: An Annoying Book for Americans
Review: It is very hard for Americans to swallow an alternative version of a key part of this nation's history. Having been force-fed the polarized view of the political structures of the 18th century, to find an account that points out that the rebellion was ultimately an entirely British affair, fuelled largely by greed and opportunism, is completely foreign to them.This sort of book is very important because it does not pander to the blinkered, flag-waving, Hallmark version of that period of history, but injects a much-needed reality check in case we run away with the idea that the USA was a perfect creation from that point onwards (it was 100 years behind Britain in banning slavery, for example).
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