Boston 1775 by Francis Russell

This book gives a brief accounting of the events that lead up the siege of Boston in 1775 and follows shortly after. When I say brief, that is exactly what I mean as it does not delve too deep any the subject only skimming the surface. It certainly does not get into any details of the many, many characters that made this particular time so volatile.

See, from he outbreak of the armed rebellion in April 1775 until the Declaration of Independence in July 1776 there was a huge question as to what the revolution was being fought for.  In that respect the book does not get into the politics, but presents everything coldly almost distant from the events.

It sounds like I didn’t like it , and that is the wrong impression.

This book is short roughly 103 “pages” on a kindle, so there was not room to get into every little detail. Where I see this book being very useful is for people who have just started picking up this subject or stating to dig into the early days of the American Revolution. This book provides a good solid base to build from.

If you are already knowledgeable of the subject, this book will not provide you much of anything new. In that respect will will be a quick read and will serve as a great refresher in the subject. The book is well written and the author did a good job getting his information across. Very much worth the download. (Though I would wait for it to be less than $9.99.)