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1776 by David McCullough
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The last 100 pages went WAY faster than the first 200, which is good. I might not have finished it otherwise.

Great information. Great story telling. DENSE non-fiction, though. Maybe it was a problem with the way I was reading it? I dunno. Everyone else loved this book, and I was ready to throw it across the room for about 50 pages.

Still, it's a good telling of an incredible year in American history. I didn't know much about the Revolutionary War before this book, and I feel like the main two things I learned are 1 - we should have lost the war about 800 times. (Come on, England, can't you finish?!) And 2 - Washington was a great man.

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Reading Progress

October 20, 2010 – Shelved
November 8, 2010 – Started Reading
December 3, 2010 –
page 200
51.81% "McCullough writes DENSE non-fiction. It's a good book, but I'm not sure I'm really impressed with it. I've seen n on-fiction done better."
December 14, 2010 –
page 200
51.81% "On hold until I finish a few other books. This book takes FOREVER! and I've temporarily lost interest."
January 14, 2011 –
page 260
67.36% "Ah! Only 40 pages left! It's going faster now. I've also stopped reading it as in depth as I normally do. It's a good arrangement."
January 14, 2011 – Finished Reading

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Rebecca This book is good.


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