Review of Cogliano's Revolutionary America
Review on Revolutionary America 1763-1815
After having a thorough read through of Francis Cogliano痴 book detailing The American Revolution, I feel that he provides a refreshing look at that period of time, giving the reader an engaging and easily accessible look at early colonial times and their lives. Once I began reading through the book I believed that Cogliano had a clear and simple objective with what he was trying to create, to a piece of literature that could be classed as a modern and accessible way to look at the subject at hand aimed primarily at the undergraduate students. Whilst this work could easily be put to use for undergraduates that wish for a much deeper study into American history, it can also be useful for an A-level student or even someone not in education if they wish understand the key themes and events of what had happened in that period.
Cogliano, originally born in Massachusetts, grew up around the time of the bicentennial of the American Revolution and eventually gained an interest in American History as a whole. He originally came to Britain with the goal of staying for a year under a temporary lectureship but instead has remained in Edinburgh since 1997. Now lecturing in American history at the University of Edinburgh, Cogliano believes that living in Britain has helped him with his scholarship in a number of ways, it allows him to view what happened from the perspective of the British and not just the American way, and it helps him even more in writing a narrative for undergraduates that have little to no experience in the subject.
Cogliano has managed to succeed in what he was trying to do for both undergraduates and his peers in the subject alike. He takes an easy to understand approach that gives the reader a visual image of what is happening, taking the reader from the heart of British North America in the 1760's, through the Imperial Crisis, the War itself and the aftermath of the War. The focus is on the politics
After having a thorough read through of Francis Cogliano痴 book detailing The American Revolution, I feel that he provides a refreshing look at that period of time, giving the reader an engaging and easily accessible look at early colonial times and their lives. Once I began reading through the book I believed that Cogliano had a clear and simple objective with what he was trying to create, to a piece of literature that could be classed as a modern and accessible way to look at the subject at hand aimed primarily at the undergraduate students. Whilst this work could easily be put to use for undergraduates that wish for a much deeper study into American history, it can also be useful for an A-level student or even someone not in education if they wish understand the key themes and events of what had happened in that period.
Cogliano, originally born in Massachusetts, grew up around the time of the bicentennial of the American Revolution and eventually gained an interest in American History as a whole. He originally came to Britain with the goal of staying for a year under a temporary lectureship but instead has remained in Edinburgh since 1997. Now lecturing in American history at the University of Edinburgh, Cogliano believes that living in Britain has helped him with his scholarship in a number of ways, it allows him to view what happened from the perspective of the British and not just the American way, and it helps him even more in writing a narrative for undergraduates that have little to no experience in the subject.
Cogliano has managed to succeed in what he was trying to do for both undergraduates and his peers in the subject alike. He takes an easy to understand approach that gives the reader a visual image of what is happening, taking the reader from the heart of British North America in the 1760's, through the Imperial Crisis, the War itself and the aftermath of the War. The focus is on the politics