1776

David McCullough did what I thought could never be done. He managed to make history interesting to me. 1776 turns out to be a book that once you start reading is impossible to stop. The title is a dead give away as to the content of the book. However because I am a novice in the realm of history at first the title did not provide any insight as to what the book would be about. There is no denying that 1776 has to be one of the most important years in American history, if not the most important year of our American history. David McCullough divides the book not by major military battles as one might expect, but by small events with major impact on those battles. The three major categories of the book are The Siege, Fateful Summer, and The long Retreat.
The first section, "The Siege" titled after the fortifications made at Dorchester Heights did more than recount the military aspects of war. The chapter opens with a quote "God save our King, Long live our noble King, God......

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Title: David Mccullough And History
Approximate Word Count: 1442
Approximate Pages: 6 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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