All my hyping must have paid off since The New York Revolutionary War Round Table just gave the book its annual prize for the best book on the American Revolution published in the previous year.
In announcing the honor the organization said: “Seldom, if ever, have we welcomed a book with more power to carry us back to the days of 1776 with such compelling authenticity.” That’s because all the book’s essays on significant events of the Revolution are accompanied by images from the newspapers that reported those events.
Barnes & Noble got behind the book early by commissioning a special edition with some reproductions of Revolutionary newspaper pages. That’s still on sale through the chain for a very special price. You don’t have to take my word about this book’s quality—you can listen to the New York Revolutionary War Round Table.
Receiving this book for Christmas two months ago has continued to delight me. Love your section contributions, J.L.!
ReplyDeleteI just did a "review" of it for The Junto. The content both primary and secondary is fantastic and the book itself is beautifully designed. So much so that I paid $13 for my copy when it was on sale from B&N (gotta have the pull-outs!) and yet when reading it I treat it like an expensive rare book. From all the reviews and comments I've seen, it appears that general readers are loving it, which is fantastic.
ReplyDeleteThe biggest complaint I've heard about Reporting the Revolutionary War is that it's so heavy!
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