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Bezig met laden... The American Revolutionary War Trivia Book: Interesting Revolutionary War Stories You Didn't Know (Trivia War Books Book 5)door Bill O'Neill
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 Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek.  Jarratt | Sep 11, 2018 |   I’ve already read several books written by this author and none of them failed to teach me something new. Back in my high school days I’d been an A+ [94 average] student when it came to history, of which American History, especially the American Revolution, had been my favorite history subject area; which is why I didn’t hesitate in buying a KINDLE copy. Regardless of the American History classes you’ve taken, there has only always been an unfortunate, predetermined amount of time that your teachers/professors had to teach that semester’s entire syllabus, of which the American Revolution had been a relatively small portion of time. This time restriction gave the major components/battles of this period to be taught and everything thrown to the wayside and totally forgotten about. To get a basic idea of what the book covers and its format just read the author’s description for his book. For giving his readers, and this A+ American History high school student, an eye-opening, insightful reading experience with information that would have otherwise remained hidden and forgotten about; I’ve given this book 5 STARS. (  ) MyPenNameOnly | Sep 5, 2018 | geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Welcome to the 1770s, years of big hats, big wigs, and big ideas. You might have learned about the American Revolution in history classes, but this book is here to tell you everything your teachers couldn't. Get ready to learn all about the American Revolution, from the ins and outs of the Enlightenment philosophy that inspired the war, to which stories you've heard about the Founding Fathers may be straight-up false, how the War of Independence sparked a wave of new bids for revolution from Ireland to Japan, and why the movie where Nicholas Cage steals the Declaration of Independence is a great piece of American Revolution philosophy. You'll learn: Who were the big players off the battlefield? What does "no taxation without representation" actually mean? Was George Washington actually as great as everyone says? How did science experiments cause the American Revolution? And what was Canada doing the whole time? Each chapter of our trivia books is broken up into fifteen short sections that will introduce you to major players, major ideas, or majorly weird stories. Unlike your high school history teacher, we're not going to put you to sleep with the names of a million generals, or the dates and places of every time the British and Americans looked at each other funny. To go along with the fifteen short break-downs of the war, every chapter also ends with twenty fun facts or bits of trivia, and five questions to test your knowledge on the American Revolution. So put on your tricorn hat, ready your stars and stripes, and get ready to learn... Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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This little trivia book is fine for what it is: a casual, very brief overview of the American Revolution. It does a pretty good job at quickly covering events that led up to the Revolution, including the Seven Years' War, the Intolerable Acts, etc. The actual eight years of war, however, take up a pretty small portion of the book with the Declaration of Independence discussed afterwards. Only a handful of the major players are referenced (Washington, Franklin, Jefferson).
There seems to be an unwarranted focus on Canada. While it certainly played a role, there are plenty of other pieces of the Revolution story that could have been included in its place but weren't (Bunker/Breed's Hill anyone?!). Since this is a "trivia" book, I expected it to be formatted with bulleted trivia points within chapters based on time periods, not in a more standard paragraph-based non-fiction format. It does include "random facts" at the end of each chapter followed by a small quiz.
I do take STRONG exception to the claim that America has been "in the top tiers of 'most racist countries'." Obviously slavery in any form is abhorrent and should be (and was) abolished. But to put us up there with some of the most reviled countries and ideological movements in history is asinine. (