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Whirlwind: A book review by Bob Morris

June 6, 2015

Whirlwind: The American Revolution and the War That Won It John Ferling Bloomsbury Press (2015) How and why the American Revolution “was caused and driven by economic factors and colonists’ desire to control their destinyā€¯ I was and remain intrigued…

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The Quartet: A book review by Bob Morris

May 22, 2015

The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789 Joseph J. Ellis Knopf (2015) A brilliant analysis of “arguably the most creative and consequential act of political leadership in American history” Many people still do not as yet know that that…

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Washington’s Circle: A book review by Bob Morris

April 23, 2015

Washington’s Circle: The Creation of the President David S. Heidler and Jeanne T. Heidler Random House (March 2015) How and why the creation of a new nation and of the leader it would need were not only related but interdependent.…

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