Washington's crossing
by David Hackett Fischer · first published 2004
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Enlightening. To say the least. A very good light into the politics of our country. Not exactly what you learned in school. The author did his homework and when you finish this book, you will have a new perspective. For example,Jefferson was so active in undermining Adams that when he became President he got a law passed making it an act of sedition to speak against the President. That Hamilton actually slandered Burr in the news and Burr warned him that he would kill him. At the time Bur was the Vice President. I know I was not told that in school.
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Very dangerous, period. While reading the fantastic and highly recommended Washington's Crossing (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0195170342/), it became implicitly clear that the rebellion would have failed if Washington hadn't been a beyond superb horseman. Imagine having to direct battles on…
on “How to die at Los Alamos” ↗As it turns out I'm reading Washington's Crossing (http://www.amazon.com/Washingtons-Crossing-Pivotal-Moments-A...) and at the point where I'm at the Hessians are not enjoying the attacks they're receiving from the locals of occupied New Jersey (plus…
on “Germans accuse U.S. of Stasi tactics before Obama visit” ↗I read a book about the Revolutionary War called "Washington's Crossing" by David Hackett Fischer. The wrap-around cover of the book is, appropriately, the iconic painting "Washington Crossing the Delaware" by Emanuel Leutze (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Crossing_the_Delawa...).…
on “Paint Is Colored Glue” ↗I love that the list includes GS grades for DoD civilians. There's some really interesting books in these lists. I already had Washington's Crossing queued up. Seeing PowerPoint in the title of a GS-14/15 recommendation gave me a chuckle.
on “U.S. Army Engineer School Commandant’s Reading List” ↗