10/1/05 - Nonfiction Book Reviews: American Revolutionary Era
James Grant examines the complex and often contradictory Founding Father in the most well-rounded and multifaceted portrait of John Adams to date. Chronicling Adams's life - from his beginnings on a hardscrabble Massachusetts farm to the Continental Congress, Court of St. James, and the White House - Grant traces the words and deeds of one of America's most learned but politically star-crossed leaders. Book Details and Review from PatriotResource.com
10/1/05 - Nonfiction Book Reviews: American Revolutionary Era British Supporters of the American Revolution by Sheldon S. Cohen focuses on five unrenowned men of Britain's `middling orders'. These individuals actively endeavoured to aid the American cause. Their efforts, often unlawful, brought them into contact with Benjamin Franklin, for whom they befriended rebel seamen confined in British gaols. Their stories - rendered here - open up new areas for study of the American War on this middling segment of Britain's social structure. Book Details and Review from PatriotResource.com
9/3/05 - Hurricane Katrina
Because PatriotResource.com is based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, updates to the website have been disrupted for more than a week. Our own close friends, family and work were not severely affected by the hurricane. Though Baton Rouge itself only suffered isolated wind damage and power outages, the ongoing relief efforts for the areas to the east and southeast are taxing Baton Rouge. As a result, updates may be sporadic in spite of our efforts to return to many of the regular routines of life as a comfort for our own families. Hurricane Katrina Relief efforts from FBBC.org
8/12/05 - Nonfiction Book Reviews: American Revolutionary Era
John Jay was a central figure in the early history of the American Republic. A New York lawyer, born in 1745, Jay served his country with the greatest distinction and was one of the most influential of its Founding fathers. In the first full-length biography for almost seventy years. Walter Stahr brings Jay vividly to life, setting his astonishing career against the background of the American Revolution. Book Details and Review from PatriotResource.com
7/3/05 - Nonfiction Book Reviews: American Revolutionary Era
In A Great Improvisation, author Stacy Schiff draws from new and little-known sources to illuminate the least-explored part of Franklin's life. Here is an unfamiliar, unforgettable chapter of the Revolution, a rousing tale of American infighting, and the treacherous backroom dealings at Versailles that would propel George Washington from near decimation at Valley Forge to victory at Yorktown. Book Details and Review from PatriotResource.com
