Questions About The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777

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What is the reading level for this book?

Lou Kreuzer Definitely some archaic and/or specialized words that you probably won't have seen before. But, you can almost always get the meaning by context.…moreDefinitely some archaic and/or specialized words that you probably won't have seen before. But, you can almost always get the meaning by context.(less)

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Does the author cover the reasons why the war started, i.e. The Stamp Act, The Townshend Acts, Boston Tea Party etc? Or does it strictly follow the battles?

Brian Angle Only briefly, in the Prologue

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How can they say "The British are coming" ? They were British themselves! Is this from that poem about Paul Revere that has its facts all wrong?

Lou Kreuzer A main theme in the book is that by the time the Revolution started, the British and the Americans were two different peoples going in different direc…moreA main theme in the book is that by the time the Revolution started, the British and the Americans were two different peoples going in different directions. (less)

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