Books by Robert Middlekauff
“Middlekauff covers the military aspect of the Revolution. It is one of the best accounts of the war between the colonies and Great Britain. If you declare independence, then you’ve got to fight for it. And the colonies were taking on the greatest military power in the world at the time. Great Britain had emerged from the Seven Years’ War as the greatest European power, having defeated both France and Spain. So for the colonists to vanquish the British was a goal that was not easily achieved.” Read more...
Gordon S. Wood, Historian
Interviews where books by Robert Middlekauff were recommended
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The Radicalism of the American Revolution
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The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763-1789
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The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution
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American Scripture: Making the Declaration of Independence
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Revolutionaries: A New History of the Invention of America
by Jack Rakove
The Best Fourth of July Books, recommended by Gordon S. Wood
The Best Fourth of July Books, recommended by Gordon S. Wood
On the Fourth of July, Americans celebrate the Declaration of Independence from the British Empire. In its assertion that all men are created equal, the declaration was a milestone in the journey towards the more democratic world we have today. But it was still a product of the 18th century colonial society that created it. Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Gordon S. Wood talks us through five books, including his own, for understanding the history we celebrate on the Fourth of July.
