speljamr reviewed Revolutionary founders by Alfred Fabian Young
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4 stars
The American Revolution was so much more than the few founding fathers we hear about in school. At it's heart was a revolution that was driven by the common people. This book does an excellent job showing how ordinary individuals influenced the outcome of the revolution and defined what America eventually became. A few of the individuals discussed are probably well known to many people, but most will likely not be in their high school history books, or if they are, not in the light shed here. These are the people who started the movements that follow us even to this day: women's rights, racial equality, religious freedom, freedom of the press, and financial inequality.
The book is a collection of 22 essays which makes it easy to pick up and put down as you move through it; each essay stands on its own. There was very …
The American Revolution was so much more than the few founding fathers we hear about in school. At it's heart was a revolution that was driven by the common people. This book does an excellent job showing how ordinary individuals influenced the outcome of the revolution and defined what America eventually became. A few of the individuals discussed are probably well known to many people, but most will likely not be in their high school history books, or if they are, not in the light shed here. These are the people who started the movements that follow us even to this day: women's rights, racial equality, religious freedom, freedom of the press, and financial inequality.
The book is a collection of 22 essays which makes it easy to pick up and put down as you move through it; each essay stands on its own. There was very little repeat of the material amongst the essays.
This is a must read for anyone who cares about our republic and its democratic principals.