The War of Independence

The Founding of the American Republic #2

by Claude Halstead Van Tyne

Winner of the 1930 Pulitzer Prize in History.

Genres: History

532 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2001

Reviews

[Andrew · Rating 3 out of 5]

Starts off spicy and spirited. The focus on political actors in Europe kind of dragged down the flow. Most interesting part comes towards the end. Van Tyne reveals France's more opportunistic reasons for joining the Yanks. Was not familiar with that. Not bad!