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Good synopsis WC. I cross the Delaware to go to work right near GWs famous crossing. When we first moved to this area, we stayed on what was a dairy from the 1680s to the 1980s and is now a church. Washington stayed there and many places and there was a skirmish on site. Have not read about the Rev war like I have the war between the states so I will look for that book.
scooterdawg you might read some prefaces, Caro gives you a good taste of what to expect. Also you can find him on YouTube giving brief comments and answering questions as an invited speaker at universities etc.
If you haven't read Ron Chernow's biography on George Washington and you enjoy such historical biographies I implore you to read it.
Flexner's book on Washington is considered one of the best. Anyone into history or Washington in particular owes it to themselves to read it.
Reading books like this, one realizes how often modern day politicians get it wrong when they reference the "Founding Fathers".
I appreciate Flexner's books on Washington more than I enjoy them. His style is a bit dry and meandering for my taste. He's not sleep inducing like Gordon W. Prange's highly regarded account of The Pearl Harbor attack At Dawn We Slept, but it isn't as readable as Chernow's either.
If you have the patience by all means delve into Flexner's work, I don't possess that level of patience anymore. I'm becoming the cranky old man who yells..Good God Man Get To The Point !
my next non-fiction book will be The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris
has anyone read that one?
Roosevelt is one of my favorite Americans so I am excited to get into it.
I've never read a complete biography on TDR, but I've heard Morris's book is excellent. My brother in law has a copy, maybe I'll borrow it.
Just finished book #3 of Conn Iggulden's historical fiction series on the life of Julius Caesar. Now on a book about the Iran / Iraq War.
Now on a book about the Iran / Iraq War.
Curious which title you are reading. That is a subject ive never really looked into.
It's called the 'The Iran - Iraq War' by Pierre Razoux. It's very informative.
Looking to read Fantasyland by Kurt Andersen next
Figured you were talking about this movie
Im killing my fantasy baseball league this year BTW.
Seriously ive heard that book is good.
I'm about 1/4 of the way into this one:
Author had a previous book on Vietnam(he's a vet) that I thought was pretty good. I like a good epic novel.
So I'm a bit less than halfway through the new Stephen King book "The Institute" and I'm enjoying it so far. I love SK but he puts out enough books that I don't find every one of his a pageturner.
For instance, "The Outsider" was pretty well acclaimed but honestly was a bit of a slog for me. This one so far I'm enjoying.
I hope Doors of Stone is released before I die
LOL, I legit had to google to realize you were talking about the supposed Rothfuss book. That's how little I try to keep up with him these days.