1776 David Mccullough Sparknotes

1776 by David McCullough is not just a book about the violence of war, but the emotions of those living during these times. The novel takes you on a journey of what life was truly like in the year of the Declaration of Independence. Leader General George Washington and two young American patriots, Nathanael Greene and Henry Knox, show the knowledge of war and the innocence of those with no experience of combat. Uncommon perspectives of situations are explained through the eyes of innocence and the eyes of the experienced. The story begins with the Siege of Boston, happening in 1775, and McCullough leads us through the events that drove the British to abandon Boston and eventually take New York. The year completes with remarkable yet unexpected American victories at both Trenton and Princeton. The victories were so surprising due to the fact that they occurred during one of, or the worst, point in the army’s spirit. Had the American army not won those battles, the war could have resulted in an entirely different outcome.
Viewing this as someone who has never read a historical novel, I began reading with the expectation of many factual information listed in a very dull form. My expectations were failed to be met, and instead were substituted with the information explained through detail. 1776 was organized in chronological order, which helped to understand the factual packed book. It was structured so that when a new person was introduced to a new event that was happening, the person and their background was written about and later related back to the situation occurring. The book overall had a smooth transitioning, which I believe to be difficult to find in a variety of historical