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Glory, Passion, and Principle: The Story of Eight Remarkable Women at the Core of the American Revolution
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by Melissa Lukeman Bohrer
Sales Rank: 723817
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List Price: $24.00
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on 6-16-2008.
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Features
Cover Type: Hard Cover with 288 pages
ISBN 10 Number: 0743453301
ASIN: B000B5HQG0
Book Dimensions:
9.1 x 6.2 x 1 inches
Weighs: 1 pounds
From Publishers Weekly
Debut author Bohrer, appalled by her lack of knowledge about women's contributions to the American Revolution ("I offered Betsy Ross as the lady who sewed our flag, but after that my mind drew a blank"), decided to write a book on the subject. The result includes well-known figures like Abigail Adams and Molly Pitcher alongside some less familiar women, like Deborah Sampson, a teenager who disguised herself as a man in order to serve in the 4th Massachusetts Regiment of the Continental Army, and Lydia Darragh, a Philadelphia Quaker who acted as a spy for George Washington's army. Bohrer is careful to portray a culturally diverse group of women, including Phillis Wheatley, a slave who became a respected African-American poet, and Nancy Ward, a Cherokee leader who went to great lengths to create peace between white settlers and Native Americans. These latter two women's stories don't have a direct bearing on the American Revolution, but they offer a valuable perspective on the efforts and achievements of some minority women during that era. Each chapter is written in a light and energetic style, often dropping the reader directly into the action; for that reason, the book would be especially appropriate for young adults. Serious historians will find little that is new or noteworthy in this collection. B&w illus. not seen by PW.
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Publishers Weekly Each chapterdrop[s] the reader right into the action. Bohrer portray[s] a culturally diverse group of women, offering a valuable perspective on the efforts and achievements of some minority women during that era.
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This review is from: Glory, Passion, and Principle: The Story of Eight Remarkable Women at the Core of the American Revolution (Hardcover)
The premise _Glory, Passion, and Principle_ seeks to address: that women in the American Revolution are historically underrepresented is wonderful. Women in history have for too long been forgotten, and it was with this intent that I read this book. I was very disappointed. Certainly the women disucssed in the book have earned recognition. But the poor writing really got in the way of my enjoying the book. As a previous reviewer pointed out, there are historical inaccuracies. What I had the greatest issue with was the switching from narrative dialogue to historical fact. Throughout the book conversations and even thoughts of these women were written about that the author could not have possibly known. For example, "The sudden click of the doornob interrupted her thoughts ..." (p. 33); "She heard the howls of a forlorn animal, a wolf she thought ..." (p 12) and so on. If the book is a history, then it ought to be written as a history. If it is fiction, then it should be written as fiction. The fact that it was written as both, (given the historical "postscript" at the end of each chapter) did not settle well with me, and detracted from the overall worthiness of the book. Women certainly deserve to be recognized for their historical contributions. It is unfortunate that the stories of the women presented here were not written in a manner more fitting their place in American history.
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