Book description
In the ride-along tradition of Sarah Vowell, Tony Horwitz and Bill Bryson, this insightful history revisits the pivotal figures and key turning points of the American Revolutionary War.
Revolutionary Roads takes readers on a time-traveling adventure through the crucial places American independence was won and might have been lost. You'll…
Why read it?
1 author picked Revolutionary Roads as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I loved the author’s conversational style, which made me feel as if I was accompanying him on his journey to Revolutionary War sites. I also enjoyed the way he presented events, his witty commentary, and the way he made people of the past come alive.
Another aspect of this book that I thought was great was how the author showed that American victory in the fight for independence wasn’t a sure thing—one different decision here or one minor mistake there could have completely changed the outcome.
Even though I’m very familiar with the people and events of this…
From Jim's list on The best books on the American Revolution that don’t tell the same old story.
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