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09 Mar, 2007
The French and Indian War
I have one of the largest collections of literature on the French and Indian War in the US, both fiction and non-fiction. I've read all of Professor Anderson's books and thought "The War That Made America" would be a scaled-down version of "Crucible of War" with some street-level prose. It's not. Moreover, I can't even find much in common with the movie version of the same name.
This is a breakthrough approach to the Seven Years War - far above the blood and gore of Professor Parkman, well beyond the "bad White Man" of Steele and Jennings. By shaking off the 19th century romanticism and the 20th century hand-wringing, "The War That Made America" is a completely new perspective. Yes, there's plenty of detail, but you can't help but come to a completely different view of the "realities on the ground" that led to war and ultimate victory for Great Britain.
Take, for example, the situation in eastern Pennsylvania in 1754. Jennings has all the same facts, and Parkman seemed to be aware of most of them. Even Anderson does a fine job in "Crucible of War" presenting them. However, Jennings is unreadable, and Parkman wasn't particularly interested in Iroquois politics. In "The War That Made America," it becomes prefectly clear why Shawanoes and Mingoes were delighted to provoke a fight between Onontio and Corlaer. More importantly, these issues are neatly dovetailed with the aftermath of the Treaty of Easton four years later.
Well-illustrated with a superb bibliographic note.
No question, students of colonial North America will have this on their required reading list for many years.
10 Sep, 2012
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Probably the finest duplex printer ever made - very difficult to find as most are still in service. Far more dependable than the HP standards and less expensive to operate and maintain.
11 Mar, 2012
A masterpiece of historical fiction.
Ed Cline's "Sparrowhawk" series is one of the finest works of historical fiction ever published. Exceptional research and vivid character development help to make hvolume in the series both readable and exciting. It is certain to be as collectible as Eckert's "Wilderness" series and Stratemeyer's frontier works.