1776 David Mccullough Analysis
Ashlee Bradley
Rex Parsons
HIS 201
November 16, 2016
An in Depth Revolutionary War 1776 was published in May 2004 by award-winning author David McCullough. McCullough was born in 1933 and grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He attended Yale after going through school in his hometown. Now, McCullough is married to Rosalee Barnes McCullough, has five kids and nineteen grandchildren. The two-time Pulitzer Prize winner was involved in practically everything possible, from being a reader, traveler, painter, to being an artist, architect, and gifted speaker. He traveled the country giving speeches, even speaking once at the White House and before a joint session of Congress. As he grew up and continued his life after Yale, he was an editor, teacher, …show more content…
In his words, “The war was a longer, far more arduous, and more painful struggle than later generations would understand or sufficiently appreciate” (McCullough, 294). As he mentions in his thesis, he argues that the outcome of the Revolutionary war was “little short of a miracle” saying that circumstances, storms, contrary to winds, and the oddities of strengths of individual characters made the difference” (McCullough, 294). The book proves McCullough’s argument by discussing various hardships both sides faced and circumstances that seemed coincidental, but tipped the war in favor of the patriots, making it worthy to be called a …show more content…
The first part titled “The Siege” discusses the beginning of the Revolutionary War, including the series of attacks. The second part is called “The Fateful Summer” which discusses the hardships both the Patriots and the Red Coats faced. The last part is titled “The Long Retreat” and closes the novel by discussing how the Revolutionary War came to an end. As a concise summary, the siege of Boston and a description of how the British escaped began 1776, which led to General Washington rushing to New York to prepare for the next battle. The British were in the hands of the Howe brothers at the point. The British army caught Washington off guard, which led to the Battle in Brooklyn. Soon Washington was leading his army across the Delaware where they defeated Hessians in Trenton. A success in Princeton followed which seemed to almost give the Americans a sense of pride. Later on the British surrendered at Yorktown. After this main battle, 1776 began to fizzle out due to Britain and the French becoming an issue of its
Rex Parsons
HIS 201
November 16, 2016
An in Depth Revolutionary War 1776 was published in May 2004 by award-winning author David McCullough. McCullough was born in 1933 and grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He attended Yale after going through school in his hometown. Now, McCullough is married to Rosalee Barnes McCullough, has five kids and nineteen grandchildren. The two-time Pulitzer Prize winner was involved in practically everything possible, from being a reader, traveler, painter, to being an artist, architect, and gifted speaker. He traveled the country giving speeches, even speaking once at the White House and before a joint session of Congress. As he grew up and continued his life after Yale, he was an editor, teacher, …show more content…
In his words, “The war was a longer, far more arduous, and more painful struggle than later generations would understand or sufficiently appreciate” (McCullough, 294). As he mentions in his thesis, he argues that the outcome of the Revolutionary war was “little short of a miracle” saying that circumstances, storms, contrary to winds, and the oddities of strengths of individual characters made the difference” (McCullough, 294). The book proves McCullough’s argument by discussing various hardships both sides faced and circumstances that seemed coincidental, but tipped the war in favor of the patriots, making it worthy to be called a …show more content…
The first part titled “The Siege” discusses the beginning of the Revolutionary War, including the series of attacks. The second part is called “The Fateful Summer” which discusses the hardships both the Patriots and the Red Coats faced. The last part is titled “The Long Retreat” and closes the novel by discussing how the Revolutionary War came to an end. As a concise summary, the siege of Boston and a description of how the British escaped began 1776, which led to General Washington rushing to New York to prepare for the next battle. The British were in the hands of the Howe brothers at the point. The British army caught Washington off guard, which led to the Battle in Brooklyn. Soon Washington was leading his army across the Delaware where they defeated Hessians in Trenton. A success in Princeton followed which seemed to almost give the Americans a sense of pride. Later on the British surrendered at Yorktown. After this main battle, 1776 began to fizzle out due to Britain and the French becoming an issue of its