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Fries's Rebellion: The Enduring Struggle for the American Revolution

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Newman takes his time setting up the context for this book; he explains in detail the political and cultural climate in which it took place. This takes a few chapters, and they aren't the most exciting chapters to read. Once he gets into the telling of the actually rebellion, though, the pace picks up and Newman's wonderful storytelling skills come out clearly on every single page. For anyone interested in Pennsylvania History, or anyone interested in how early Americans viewed their own government and their role in government, this is a very telling read.

The founding fathers are all the rave right now and Paul Douglas Newman--not the actor--gives an impressive account of a forgotten event that cost John Adams dearly. It is a highly readable account and should win a book award or two. Buy it, you will enjoy the time spent with this work.

In this study of a minor incident in 1799 Pennsylvania, Newman employs meticulous detail and penetrating analysis to uncover the misunderstood motives of a band of truly democratic revolutionaries, tragically suppressed for seeking their constitutional rights as they understood them.