King George Quotes

“John Adams, well-known lawyer, Patriot, and grump.”
― Steve Sheinkin, King George: What Was His Problem?: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the American Revolution

“(you have to eat, even in the middle of famous historical events),”
― Steve Sheinkin, King George: What Was His Problem?: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the American Revolution

“So the fish was left behind and Adams and Hancock rode farther from the fighting. Later that day, they ate some cold pork and potatoes.”
― Steve Sheinkin, King George: What Was His Problem?: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the American Revolution

“Salmon Update Dorothy Quincy and Aunt Lydia watched the whole thing from the window of the Clarkes’ house. When the shooting started, Lydia leaned out the window to get a closer look. A bullet whistled past her head and crashed into the barn next door. She pulled her head in. After the British left town, the two women set off in a carriage to meet up with Hancock and Adams. Yes, they remembered to bring Hancock’s “fine salmon.” The salmon was cooked at a house in Woburn, and everyone was sitting down to lunch when a man ran in and started shouting that the British were on their way. So the fish was left behind and Adams and Hancock rode farther from the fighting. Later that day, they ate some cold pork and potatoes.”
― Steve Sheinkin, King George: What Was His Problem?: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the American Revolution

“King George never did understand Americans.”
― Steve Sheinkin, King George: What Was His Problem?: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the American Revolution

“offorty”
― Steve Sheinkin, King George: What Was His Problem?: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the American Revolution

“He left behind several failed careers, two failed marriages, and a reputation as a clever but fairly annoying fellow.”
― Steve Sheinkin, King George: What Was His Problem?: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the American Revolution