Patriots: The Men Who Started the American Revolution

By A.J. Langguth

Book Overview

With meticulous research and page-turning suspense, Patriots brings to life the American Revolution -- the battles, the treacheries, and the dynamic personalities of the men who forged our freedom. George Washington, John Adams, Samuel Adams, Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry -- these heroes were men of intellect, passion, and ambition. From the secret meetings of the Sons of Liberty to the final victory at Yorktown and the new Congress, Patriots vividly re-creates one of history's great eras.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671523759
• ISBN13: 9780671523756
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 637 Pages
• Weight: 2.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 6.6" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Patriots belongs on your bookshelf

Not being much of a history buff myself (though this is changing)I decided to pick up a copy of Patriots after reading several impressive reviews here. Needless to say, I wasn't disappointed.The author paints an excellent picture of the American Revolution from it's first spark (The Stamp Acts) to the tide turning defeat of Cornwallis at Yorktown. Read about Washington's stunning and strategic retreat out of New York as if you were actually there seeing it for yourself. Read about the significant roles patriots like Samuel Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Hancock among others played in the founding of our great republic.Although the book is lengthy (about 563 pages)it is well worth your time and is extremely enjoyable and easy to read. Battles, personal information about the patriots, and detailed information regarding the events that formed our country fill this book and makes Patriots an essential necessity for each and every person wanting to learn about how freedom started and eventually triumphed in America.

A.J. You Are The History Man.

Buy this book. Don't wait or make excuses. Get it right now and get ready to completely enjoy history that reads better then fiction. Meet Patriots that you've heard of, but never knew. Go to places that sound familiar and learn the ground and the events. Get ready for pure entertainment in the guise of History! This book is tremendous! A.J. gets to the heart of things, and in no time. I find it hard to imagine that he can tell this story in 560 some odd pages, and never get boring. His smart style reads fast and easy. No deadly classroom lessons here friends. I enjoyed meeting Hamilton, the 2 Adams boys, Benedict Arnold, and the Howe brothers. I never thought that they were that interesting until this book. I enjoyed my visits to Boston, Trenton, Princeton, and Yorktown. And poor Johnny Burgeone, trudging through the woods of New York...All are alive and well, living in this book. Open the pages, read the words, meet the men and visit the places. See George run (everywhere), and Ben wear his ratty old hat in France. The book is just too good for words. Read it now, or always wonder what you've missed.

How Sam Adams started the American Revolution.

As a lifelong history buff I thought I knew how the American Revolution began. I didn't, not until I read PATRIOTS, The Men Who Started the American Revolution. For the first time I was INSIDE the political actions, you might say the political conspiracy, that brought America to independence. Finally, and in full-color, I could see how Sam Adams sparked a handful of activists to struggle for years through all kinds of adversity to awaken the American People to their own rights, and to the need to defend them. Sam Adams, John Hancock, Patrick Henry, John Adams, George Washington and others come to life as human-beings and as "political animals" in this incredible pean to the power of the individual to change the world. This fascinatingly readable book takes all the boredom out of history. If you read only one book on the American Revolution in your whole life, make it this one.