Birth of America, The Paperback – April 5, 2007

Incredibly interesting. Very readable. Well researched. Not tedious.I read a lot of History and had history classes in grade school. Many topics were or seemed familiar. But usually these topics were still interesting because they were presented from a different perspective or had new information added. Good read.

I haven't read much on the subject of pre-revolution American history since middle school, but I found this book is incredibly interesting. There is a wide range of topics here that covers the arrival of the colonists up to the revolution. I learned a great deal on each page, and the writer's style kept me hooked until the last page.I do have a couple issues with this book. The first is that the Introduction is incredibly boring. I started the book trying to read the Introduction (it comes first), but I couldn't get through it. I actually thought the whole book would be like that, so I stopped for about a week before trying again. It is basically a summary of how the author found the facts in the book, but it was incredibly dry. The second issue is that the author frequently mentions topics that I know of when mentioned but would like to learn more about, but he just doesn't go into detail on them. One example that comes to mind is the Boston Massacre. He briefly mentions it and then moves on. Finally, this isn't so much an issue, but a point of confusion when reading, but the book isn't quite organized chronologically. Each chapter is a different topic (black slavery, Native Americans, trade, etc.), so rather than moving chronologically, the book kind of jumps around in time which can be quite confusing at times.Despite the couple negatives though, this is a great book and I would highly recommend it. I'm not historian, but I enjoyed the book and was able to learn a lot.

Wonderful book. Full of fun facts and observations. Some of which can be seen as controversial. Eastern seaboard settled for raid gold bearing Spanish ships?Overall an enjoyable and thought provoking read.

It was repiticious, and not in sequients. Too much back and forth. Also many of the authors word discriptions are not even in the dictionary. I would recommend it only to an already historian nut . Not to someone who would like to learn of our history.

Contained a lot of interesting information, logically presented. Learned a lot I didn't know. thanks!

It built a story of the settling of America. This book was interesting and gave details about what was happening in England during the time before the Revolutionary war. A good picture of how English laws effected America.

Everyone with even a moderate interest in American history should read this book. Our (I'm an American) history began in Europe, not in Jamestown or Massachusetts Bay; maybe not even in England but rather in Spain or France. Facinating!! This author takes us to Spain, Portugal, France, Africa, and the Netherlands to a better understanding of history. Read it and Lean.

Very well researched, very readable. Gives background on American history that you never get in school or university. It ends with the Continental Congress in Philadelphia. I wanted more.