The reluctant rebels: The story of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789

by Lynn Montross

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467 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1970

About the author

Lynn J. Montross (1895-1961) was a United States Marine Corps historian and specialist in military history. He served in the American Expeditionary Forces for three years during World War I and was a freelance writer for the Chicago Daily News.

Reviews

[Riq Hoelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Suppose you're interested in the daily workings of the Continental Congress, but don't have the time to read all eleven volumes of their proceedings, plus all the letters of the 342 delegates and all the diplomatic correspondence of Congress. Wouldn't it be nice if someone read all that and presented the interesting and important bits in a single volume? That's what we have here, and although I detected some errors -- for example, not including Josiah Bartlett in the list of delegates (which must disturb West Wing fans everywhere) -- on the whole this was well done and an very enjoyable read with a lot of information you won't easily get elsewhere.

The author has a peculiar affinity for Congressman Thomas Burke, who is not really ever mentioned elsewhere.

[Kyle · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this book at Wikipedia in the suggested readings under the article "Second Continental Congress." I have learned a lot about the personalities of the Revolutionary Generation.