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1776
1776: America and Britain at War | David G. McCullough
America's most acclaimed historian presents the intricate story of the year of the birth of the United States of America. 1776 tells two gripping stories: how a group of squabbling, disparate colonies became the United States, and how the British Empire tried to stop them. This book destroys many popular myths about the wars of independence and reveals in fact how many Americans wished to remain British, and how many British had profound doubts about a military solution to the revolt. It shows that many of those fighting knew those on the other side well, and as the great decisions and battles of 1776 unfolded and attitudes hardened, the truly fratricidal nature of the conflict became clear. A must read. This exhilarating book is one of the great peices of historical narrative.
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Rome753
1776 | David McCullough
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Happy Independence Day, everyone.
#Independenceday #fourthofjuly

AnnCrystal 🇺🇸🦅🇺🇲. 4mo
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LitStephanie
1776 | David McCullough

I so miss Litsy! I got a new phone, and Litsy doesn't meet the latest requirements to be on the Android play store. Just got on here via the web version, but this was always a phone activity for me. Sorry to everyone who has tagged me in the past couple of months. Thanks to everyone who has hosted fun readalongs, viewing parties, and holiday activities. I hope Litsy is available on Android in the future. Tagged my current NF read.

AllDebooks That is so annoying. Litsy is the only app I regularly check on my Android phone. Good to see you back x 12mo
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Eggs
1776 | David McCullough
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Happy 247th Birthday America 🎈🇺🇸 💙!!

David McCullough‘s 1776 is praised as one of the best books about the American Revolution. I hope to read this soon.

#IndependenceDay

#SummerSpecial

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

dabbe It's outstanding as is everything I've read of his. ❤️🇺🇸💙 1y
Eggs @dabbe Thanks 🙏🏻 1y
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GinaKButler
1776 | David McCullough
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Up next! This one is on my 23 in ‘23 list and on my #unreadbookshelf

#bookspinbingo

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JuliaTheBookNerd
1776 | David McCullough
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#USIndependenceDay 🇺🇸 🎇 🎆💚 #JulyJam 🪷🌱🌹

#BookNerd 🤓💙📚

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️🤍💙🇺🇸 2y
Eggs 💙🤍❤️ 2y
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mrp27
1776 | David McCullough
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#bookmoods #setinanothercentury

As America gets set to commemorate it‘s independence on the 4th it‘s difficult to be as joyful in our celebrations when only half its people truly have freedom, liberty and justice.

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DarkMina
1776 | David McCullough
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14 of 2022. Book 1 of #FabulousFebruary. Another great read from David McCullough. The American Revolution is one of my favorite wars to study. This book was well- researched and put together in an easy to follow story. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Pages read: 386

Andrew65 Great 👏👏👏 3y
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DarkMina
1776 | David McCullough
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#FirstLineFridays

“ On the afternoon of Thursday, October 26, 1775, His Royal Majesty George III, King of England, rode in royal splendor from St. James Palace to the Palace of Westminster, there to address the opening of parliament on the increasingly distressing issue of war in America.”

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Kimberlone
1776 | David McCullough
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Happy belated America‘s birthday! My 4th plans got disrupted early Saturday morning due to a family medical emergency. Ended up spending much of the weekend in/out of the hospital with my family, who were also staying with me. Thankfully they are on the mend and the outcome is best case scenario; should be released today. Feeling very grateful, and all of the doctors and nurses were amazing! Looking forward to some relaxation and reading tonight.

DivineDiana Sorry, there was a hospital emergency during your family visit, but it sounds like all will be well. ❤️ 3y
BookishMarginalia Glad things are better! 3y
sprainedbrain Oh my. Glad it‘s coming out as well as possible! 3y
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marleed Oh geez, I‘m sorry, but I‘m happy things seem to be better now. 3y
Megabooks Glad things have improved for them! 3y
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I'm glad to hear they're in the best case scenario. 3y
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DarkMina
1776 | David McCullough
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#julyjourneys #USIndependence

Happy Independence Day to all my fellow American littens!! 🎆🇺🇸

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks You too my friend ❤️🤍💙🇺🇸 3y
Eggs And to you as well dear friend 💙🇺🇸❤️ 3y
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ValerieAndBooks
1776 | David McCullough
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Happy 245th birthday, America 🇺🇸 . Here‘s a shelfie of my non-fiction books about that era (with just a few before and after)🙂.

Sorry that #Litsy doesn‘t have a zoom-in function — I know it‘s a pain to screenshot first!

mrsmarch Love the tiny Liberty bell! And Mayflower is a great book! Did you log in to the Craig Shirley book club this week? 3y
ValerieAndBooks @mrsmarch yes Mayflower is good, as are Philbrick‘s others! No, as I still haven‘t read Mary Ball Washington 😬. Did you log in? 3y
mrsmarch @ValerieAndBooks I did, but I missed the first 15 minutes. I wasn‘t extremely impressed or inspired by the event. 😬 3y
Leftcoastzen Nice selection! 3y
ValerieAndBooks @Leftcoastzen Thanks 😊! A lot still TBR 🙊 ! 3y
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DarkMina
1776 | David McCullough
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I am posting a book every day from my TBR collection.

Day 9:

#tbrpile #bookstoread

EadieB I‘ve read this! Great book! 4y
Crazeedi One I've never read but have wanted to read 4y
DarkMina @EadieB @Crazeedi I have read a couple of his books and really liked them. Now I just need to get around to reading this one! The American Revolution is one of my favorite topics. (edited) 4y
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Carol-PiedmontTrails
1776 | David McCullough

One of the most fascinating books I've read to date.

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BaBaBaBillyAndTheBooks
1776 | David McCullough
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Pickpick

Events looked so grim for Washington‘s troops in the fall of 1776, I found myself thinking, “How do we end up winning this thing?” McCullough‘s book explores a great victory made possible by a series of small miracles. While there‘s luck involved in weather and timing, however, we see there is a super-strength earned and achieved when you have good leaders that lead by example and keep you walking one step at a time, in the dark, across the ice.

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ImperfectCJ
1776 | David McCullough
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Mehso-so

1776 is a book about two groups of men trying to solve a conflict with projectiles and bayonets. It doesn't mention slavery except in passing and Native Americans get barely a glance, which feels incomplete at best. I'm more interested in the "why" than in the battle details, but reading about the struggles, uncertainty, and disillusionment in the beginning of the U.S. while our democracy is under such threat now was somewhat comforting.

SamAnne I‘ve been on the fence about reading this one. Appreciate your review. 4y
ImperfectCJ @SamAnne I think for someone who enjoys the nitty-gritty of battle, this would be an excellent book, and I am glad to have read it. It's just not what I'm looking for right now (although I rather guiltily welcomed that little shot of patriotism). 4y
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ImperfectCJ
1776 | David McCullough
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"On the afternoon of Thursday, October 26, 1775, His Royal Majesty George III, King of England, rode in royal splendor from St. James's Palace to the Palace of Westminster, there to address the opening of Parliament on the increasingly distressing issue of war in America."

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

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JacintaMCarter
1776 | David McCullough
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Mehso-so

#2020Book32
I don't read very much nonfiction, but I was hoping to learn things from this book that I didn't get from my American history class in high school. While the pacing was good and McCullough does well narrating his own work, he didn't really include any new information about the part of the Revolutionary War that took place during 1776.

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JCPaulk
1776 | David McCullough
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Pickpick

While not as good as his previous John Adam's, McCullough shows a mastery of the revolutionary period. His ability to keep many points simultaneously in the forefront is impressive.

BookNAround My husband was reading this on a plane coming home from London. His British seatmate leaned over and asked what he was reading. When hubby told him the title, his comment was, “Not a good year for us.” Hubby responded with “Pretty good year for us, though.” LOL! 5y
JCPaulk @BookNAround Ha! That's brilliant!! 5y
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Readerann
1776: America and Britain at War | David G. McCullough
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Spending some quality #24in48 time with a little tea and history. Hope everyone is geared up for the last 12 hours of the reading weekend! I‘m at 11:26:00. Won‘t make it to 24, but that‘s ok.

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britt_brooke
1776 | David McCullough
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Pickpick

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ McCullough presents a one-year snippet of the Revolutionary War‘s military movements and big players, but offers little in terms of politics. I appreciate his idea and approach, but my US history is embarrassing at best, and I need the bigger picture. Not his fault, though. This is a great read.

PS. The audio recording quality was less than stellar and I wish I‘d gone with print.

BarbaraTheBibliophage I can‘t resist: did he cover the airports? 5y
booklover76 😂😂😂😂 5y
Reviewsbylola It can‘t be as embarrassing as mine. 😆🙈 5y
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MoonWitch94
1776 | David McCullough
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Happy Independence Day, Littens!! 🇺🇸💙⭐️♥️ #freedom #family #Friends #fireworks #independenceday

lover.of.the.classics Happy Independence Day!!! 5y
CrowCAH Happy 4th! (FYI I tracked your maker swap package and it said it arrived this past Monday. Please, verify it‘s receipt; thanks!) 5y
MoonWitch94 @CrowCAH it‘s sitting at the post office! I will pick it up Monday!! ((Apparently they didn‘t leave it bc they wanted me to sign for it & I wasn‘t home 🤷🏻‍♀️)) 5y
CrowCAH @MoonWitch94 hmm interesting. I stated no signature required. Sorry! 5y
MoonWitch94 @CrowCAH I guarantee it‘s a mistake from my post office. They screw up ALL the time. No worries. Can‘t wait to see what you sent me 😻❤️ 5y
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britt_brooke
1776 | David McCullough
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Happy 4th, US Littens! 🇺🇸 Just finished a (slow) 3-mile run at the greenway. Husband took our sons to a different spot to ride bikes/scooters so I could enjoy some alone time. He‘s truly the best. 💕 The top pic is the back of our library. This path runs adjacent. Love our little Nashville ‘burb! So thankful for this day and happy to see lots of folks out exercising this morning. It‘s good to get some fresh air! ☀️

#BFCR2 #TeamFlow

CocoReads How gorgeous! 5y
wanderinglynn Way to go! 🙌🏻 And 👍🏻👍🏻 to your hubby. 5y
Cathythoughts Happy July 4th 👍🏻♥️ 5y
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imabusybee Omg...what a great place for alone time So envious! 💜 5y
britt_brooke @CocoReads We are fortunate to live only a couple of miles away. 💚 5y
britt_brooke @imabusybee I love how shaded most of the path is. I hadn‘t been there by myself in a while. It was nice to run and listen to my book in peace. ❤️💙 5y
AlaMich I was a little surprised to learn that Nicole Kidman lives in Nashville. I mean, I know that she‘s married to Keith Urban and that he‘s a country star, but I just never pictured it. 5y
Megabooks Sounds lovely!! 💜💜 5y
britt_brooke @AlaMich It‘s surprising the number of famous people with homes here. I think most are in Williamson County which is a bit south of Nashville. There‘s a lot of money in that area. In my little suburb, I occasionally see some old country stars just randomly running errands. It‘s kind of funny. 5y
julesG 👏👏👏👏 5y
rockpools Looks perfect! 5y
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britt_brooke
1776 | David McCullough
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▶️🎧 #1776 Seems like an appropriate read given the 🇺🇸 holiday tomorrow, and a good companion to Alexander Hamilton.

This morning‘s workout:
25 mins of legs (audiobook)
101 floors on the stairclimber (music)

Now, grabbing a few peaceful moments before getting my son‘s from childcare. They‘ve been at each other‘s throats this morning and driving me bats.

Hope everyone has a productive day including a little “me time.” 💚

#BFCR2 #TeamFlow

julesG 👏👏👏 I have to ask, does this stair climber move? 5y
wanderinglynn Way to go! 🙌🏻 5y
imabusybee Wow!! Great job💪💪 5y
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britt_brooke @julesG Yes, it‘s like a treadmill only stairs. It‘s torturous. 5y
britt_brooke @wanderinglynn Thanks! 🙌🏻 5y
britt_brooke @imabusybee Thank you! 🙌🏻💚 5y
Hoopiefoot Way to go! I have a sick love of the stair climber. 5y
britt_brooke @Hoopiefoot 😆 Me, too. It‘s oddly addicting! 5y
CocoReads No exercise yet. I‘ve been trapped in the iv room all day. Training—and it was going ok. Then on my last one I had a bit of an incident with the venofer (basically liquid iron). The good news is, our eyewash works. The bad news is,it‘s stinky and I got some up my nose too. I‘ll be smelling it all day. 🤢 5y
britt_brooke @CocoReads Oh no!! 🙈 5y
julesG So it's the moving staircase, just not like in Harry Potter. More like an escalator on speed. 5y
julesG @CocoReads oh no!!! I'd recommend lemons against the smell, but lemon juice up the nose isn't ideal either. 5y
imabusybee @CocoReads put a little favored lip balm around the nose. You cant see it but you can smell it. 5y
britt_brooke @julesG Escalator on speed is accurate. 😆 5y
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silentrequiem
1776 | David McCullough
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Umm... Amazon, you okay, there?

Megabooks 🤣🤣 5y
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euphemy
1776 | David McCullough
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I have some 'light' reading for the next couple weeks according to the librarian. Can't wait to dig in! I do love history books and classics.

Crazeedi They look great!! 5y
euphemy @Crazeedi Thank you. I started The American Spirit and like it so far. 5y
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LibrarianChels
1776: America and Britain at War | David G. McCullough
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I‘ve always wanted to read this, but the page count has held me back. Checking out the audio version instead. McCullough has a nice, deep voice and is great to listen to.

Crazeedi He reads this? So this would be a great audio for me! Thamks!! 5y
MichaelK I did the audiobook as well and enjoyed it 👍 5y
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Maggie_Reads
1776 | David McCullough
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Mini $4.50 #BookHaul from the library bookstore. One for the kids, one for the hubs, and two for me. 😉

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Ericalambbrown
1776 | David McCullough
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Pickpick

I finished this book up outside this morning. Of course I had to do battle with the pollen first. (So. Much. Pollen. )

This is a good book. It‘s meant for nerds who like the minutiae of history and may not be for everyone. As the name states, it only covers the turbulent year of 1776. It is peppered with recollections of average soldiers/citizens taken from letters and journals, as well as those of the more well known. Good stuff!

LeslieO One of my local theaters is doing an all female cast production of the musical version. I so want to see it! 6y
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MichaelK
1776: America and Britain at War | David G. McCullough
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I'm just a history geek so yea it's 💯

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MichaelK
1776: America and Britain at War | David G. McCullough
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Cooking with audiobooks (and wine) is the perfect combo 🍷

CrowCAH Welcome to the Litsy family!!! 📚 6y
MichaelK Thanks 😀 @CrowCAH 6y
StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego Hope you're enjoying Litsy so far 📖💙 6y
Crazeedi Welcome to Litsy !🎉🎉 I want to read this one! 6y
AnimalRiotPress Welcome to Litsy! ❤️ 6y
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Tkgbjenn1
1776 | David McCullough
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Pickpick

Who am I to rate a Pulitzer Prize winning book. This is a very readable, entertaining, and interesting history of the American Revolution in 1776. Little is mentioned of the declaration other than the effect on the morale of the American Army. This book focuses on the military campaigns of that year. From the British withdrawal from Boston, the Americans failed attempt to take New York, to the Crossing of the Delaware.I couldn‘t put the book down.

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AshleyHoss820
1776 | David McCullough
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Much like this painting by Mort Kuntsler, McCullough seeks to portray the events of 1776 in an accurate light. Not only that, he give the British equal attention! *gasp* WHADDYA MEAN WASHINGTON DIDN‘T SAVE AMERICA WHILE RIDING ON THE BACK OF AN EAGLE!? This book can get boring, because of the detailed battle scenes. Overall, I loved this one. (not as much as John Adams...)Even if you have a casual interest in history, you GOTTA read McCullough!

Amiable I love McCullough--he's the best. 6y
AshleyHoss820 @Amiable McCullough and Joseph Ellis are my go-to historians! My next presidential biography to read is about James Madison. Lynne Cheney (Dick Cheney‘s wife) wrote it and I‘m hoping I like it! I‘m afraid I‘ve been spoiled by my two favorites! 😄 6y
Amiable I'm not a fan of Joseph Ellis--I find him dry and stuffy. After McCullough my go-tos are Doris Kearns Goodwin, Ron Chernow and David Pietrusza. (edited) 6y
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Crazeedi These are all great authors! 6y
AshleyHoss820 @Amiable I haven‘t tried Kearns yet! I have quite a few Chernow on my TBR list! 6y
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AshleyHoss820
1776 | David McCullough
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Gross...

Leniverse Uh... wow. 😨 6y
AshleyHoss820 @Leniverse Right!? 😱😩🤯🤢🤮 6y
rabbitprincess Ewwwwww 😰 6y
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AshleyHoss820 @rabbitprincess I know!! 🤭😓 6y
Libby1 Gross. Lord Rawdon was from Moira in Northern Ireland, which is about a mile from where I live. 6y
Jillybeane Oh ffs. 6y
AshleyHoss820 @Libby1 Oof! Isn‘t history weird!? 6y
AshleyHoss820 @Jillybeane I also muttered that under my breath while reading. So odd. And sad. And douchey. 6y
GondorGirl 🤮😡 6y
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ssravp
1776 | David McCullough
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Pickpick

Outstanding. David McCullough is a master storyteller.

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howjessicareads
1776 | David McCullough
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1. Pride & Prejudice (1995 version, natch).
2. I got to go to England to be a flower girl in my aunt‘s wedding when I was 9. Cemented my anglophilia!
3. American history or travel memoirs.
4. Blue/Gray.
5. I love @alisonrose ‘s question! My favorite teacher was Mrs. Ham in 4th grade. She took our class camping, made amazing crafts with us, and pitted me vs. the rest of the class for a reading challenge.** 😂 #friyayintro

howjessicareads **I totally could‘ve won, but I let them win. I (a) wanted the class pizza party and (b) was smart enough to want *some* friends. Lol. 6y
alisonrose @jesshowbooks 🤣🤣🤣 6y
wordslinger42 What an awesome memory! It's my dream to visit Chester, England, which is where my great grandma grew up! 6y
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inthegreensandblues
1776 | David McCullough
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1. Geraldine Brooks
2. 1776
3. 5'1"
4. Black

#sundaysurvey
@alisonrose

alisonrose Thanks for playing! 6y
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Stephthebibliophile
1776: America and Britain at War | David G. McCullough
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This was an excellent book! Very detailed but certainly not boring. I felt extremely patriotic after reading this!

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Felso
1776 | David McCullough
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Happy Independence Day! My tummy is full, ready for some reading time. 🇺🇸🎉🇺🇸

Rachbb3 Happy 4th! 🇺🇸 6y
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Austen_Nerd
Seventeen Seventy-six | David McCullough
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Congratulations on your litsy milestone @Soubhiville Thank you for sharing it with us, with this great giveaway #57sGiveaway. Thank you, for a chance to win goodies!!

Soubhiville Thanks for entering! Good luck! 6y
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KimHM
1776 | David McCullough
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Now I‘m on a quest to really understand our founding and to be responsible (no shopping!) I went to my #tbr and found these, the foundation of a #subtbr. Where shall I start?

Graywacke Wait, am I too late? The Roger Williams title looks terrific. (I‘ve only read 1776, on audio. It was excellent.) 7y
KimHM Nope, not too late. I got a little sidetracked into re-reading/listening to Mrs Dalloway 😬📚💚 7y
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ATB
1776 | David McCullough
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Morning reading and relearning.

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Jadams89
1776 | David McCullough
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Cool idea, @Chelleo !

My name: Jessica Adams
My handle: Jadams1776
Backstory: the first part is easy - first initial, last name. Coming up with screen names stresses me out. The 1776 part came as a result of trying to pick a random number to tack on the end - as a history major, this one jumped out at me. Kinda boring, but there you are. #LitsyHandle

MidnightBookGirl I love the 1776 part, because yes, it immediately makes me think history! 7y
Chelleo Now that I see it, make perfect sense. Before knowing this I saw “Jadams” I‘m learning a lot tonight! 7y
JackOBotts Love the historical reference! 7y
Laalaleighh I just thought you were a huge John Adams fan haha. 7y
Jadams89 @Laalaleighh haha I never even thought of that 7y
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Kristy_K
1776: America and Britain at War | David G. McCullough
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10 books. $50. Not a bad detour from errands. Let‘s call it prep for next year‘s book challenges. 😆

#bookhaul #tbr

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InLibrisVeritas
1776 | David McCullough
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I did some thrift shopping today! All of these for about $15.
I'm trying to decide if 1776 will count for my presidential reading or not.

TricksyTails 😍 What a score! 7y
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CrowCAH
1776: America and Britain at War | David G. McCullough
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#MelodiousMusicals

Day 11: The Lees of Old Virginia

Let‘s rhyme...
General Lee
Happily
Merrily
Victory

BookNAround My husband was reading this book on a flight to London when the British guy sitting next to him asked what he was reading. He told his seat mate and the responded "Not our best year." ??? 7y
CrowCAH @BookNAround lol that‘s a good one! 😂 7y
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TheNextBook
1776 | David McCullough
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Pickpick

This paragraph basically sums up the entire book. I've wanted to read this book for quite some time and I'm glad I finally got around to it. It catalogs the events in 1776, the first full year the colonies fought for independence. The focus is on George Washington, Henry Knox and Nathaniel Greene. I would recommend it. It's a good jumping off point if you want to dive deeper into United States history.

SarahSaysRead I have owned this book for YEARS. I'm going to read it one day, I swear. 7y
TheNextBook @SarahSaysRead 😂 Get to it when you can. It wasn't a dry read which is what I was scared of. He actually made it really interesting. 7y
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TheNextBook
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Singing "My name is Alexander Hamilton. Just you wait!!!!! Alexander Hamilton!" I just broke out in song! No shame! Was waiting to see when his name would finally pop up! "I'm only 19 but my mind is older."

WhatDeeReads AAAHHHHH!!! I‘m going in three weeks and I cannot contain myself. 7y
TheNextBook @WhatDeeReads Have fun! I want to go so bad! 7y
WhatDeeReads @TheNextBook I‘m just lucky I live in one of the three cities it‘s playing in. 7y
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