  | Book Details Title: The Founding Fortunes: How the Wealthy Paid for and Profited from America’s Revolution |
Book DescriptionReview Praise for The Founding Fortunes:“Enlightening history with contemporary parallels.” ―Booklist“Shachtman marshals his evidence efficiently and enlivens his account with bold, direct statements…Colonial history buffs will savor this sharply focused study.” ―Publishers Weekly“An ingenious examination of how money played the central role in the founding of the United States…a provocative argument.” ―Kirkus Reviews“A commendable treatment of pecuniary matters during this country’s embryonic stages…recommended for readers interested in fiscal matters and American economic habits.” ―Library JournalPraise for Tom Shachtman:“The author makes a convincing case that, without France, the United States may never have gained independence.”―Kirkus Reviews for How the French Saved America “Shachtman illuminates the impact of French contributions to American military leadership, resources, and engineering knowledge…of interest to American-history enthusiasts and Francophiles alike.” ―Publishers Weekly for How the French Saved America“This book deserves a place on the bookshelf of every American history buff.” ―Jeswald W. Salacuse, author and professor at The Fletcher School for How the French Saved America “An intriguing survey of science’s influence on the Founders.”―Booklist for Gentleman Scientists and Revolutionaries“A fascinating and unique look at the history of the founding of the United States.”―Library Journal for Gentleman Scientists and Revolutionaries “Shachtman is like a maestro, masterfully conducting an orchestra of history, anthropology, psychology, sociology, and journalism together in a harmonious and evocative symphony of all things Amish.”―Christian Science Monitor for Rumspringa, To Be or Not to Be Amish Read more About the Author TOM SHACHTMAN has written or co-authored more than 35 books, as well as documentaries for ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, and BBC, and has taught at New York University and lectured at Harvard, Stanford, Georgia Tech, the Smithsonian, and the Library of Congress. He is a former chairman of The Writers Room in Manhattan, a trustee of the Connecticut Humanities Council, a founding director of the Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area, and an occasional columnist for the Lakeville Journal of Northwest Connecticut. Read more Customers Review: This is a well researched book that presents a perspective that I have not seen before in my extensive reading about this time period. This book is the type that requires concentration to follow the author’s revelations about a small group of individuals including John Hancock, Robert Morris, George Washington, Alexander Hamilton and others who put up personal fortunes to keep the revolution going. The book itself covers the time period from just before the conflict begins to a number of years after.I recommend this book to those who are interested in how finances played a part in the revolution, but caution that this is not a once over lightly read.I received a free Kindle copy of this book courtesy of NetGalley and the publisher with the understanding that I would post a review on Net Galley, Goodreads, Amazon and my nonfiction book review blog. I also posted it to my Facebook page.
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