The Revolutionary War by Bart McDowell
The Revolutionary War gives an interesting and distinct account of the history and events of this great and pivotal time. The perspective is quite different than most history books. The author, Bart McDowell, gives the reader a lesson in the various battles and people, which make up the Revolutionary War through his family trips with his kids. He began a journey with his family, teaching his children all about the events of the Revolutionary War. They visited many of the sights of battles all over the East Coast, while reading actual accounts of the events to his children. McDowell personalizes the history lesson for the reader by adding comments his children made, or similarities in the weather when they visited to what the weather was on the actual day of the event. McDowell begins by giving some background from 1755. His family often crossed Braddock Road, named after Maj. Gen. Edward Braddock. This road was the route he had taken on his springtime journey in 1755. General Braddock was shot through the lungs on July 9, 1755 by the French and their Indian allies. Before passing he said, “We shall better know how to deal with them another time” (p. 14). George Washington was just 23 when he joined Braddock’s
Not all of the battles were American victories. It was quite the opposite. It wasn’t until the French came to America’s aide that the war shifted for the Colonials. One of Washington’s commanding officers stated that they had won the war without winning a single battle. A bit ironic. McDowell then touches on what was happening on Christmas Day in 1774 and what will follow. He goes into a quite a bit of detail with regards to Paul Revere and his famous ride. He and William Dawes, a fellow courier, made their way to Lexington, and was joined by Dr. Samuel Prescott on the way to Concord. According to Revere’s own account, “In an instant, I saw four officers who rode up to me with their pistols in their hands and said, ‘. . . stop! If you go an inch further, you are a dead man!’” Revere was taken prisoner; Dawes, thrown from his horse, escaped on foot through the woods. “But Dr. Prescott, who know this land even in the dark, jumped his horse over a stone wall and reached Concord with the news” (p. 38) staff, and this was his first big battle. Partly due to his great military service, Washington was letter elected to the House of Burgesses, lower house of Virginia’s legislature. The Continental Congress, in 1776 are presented with Thomas Jefferson’s draft of the Declaration of Independence. On July 2, the resolution of independence passed. The signatures were not made known to the public for quite some time. This was new information for me. I found it interesting how Gener
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Approximate Word count = 1027
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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