The Siege of Boston

by Allen French

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Genres: History

118 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 30, 2009

About the author

Allen French (28 November 1870-1946) was a historian and children's book author who did major research on the battles of Lexington and Concord during the American Revolutionary War. He was a founding member and president of the Thoreau Society.

Born in Boston, French attended Harvard University for his undergraduate education.

Several of his children's books were illustrated by painter Andrew Wyeth.

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the best book I have read so far on the early Revolution. Allen French did a excellent job of presenting the facts without a lot of personal thoughts or slants to the story. He also did a fantastic job presenting both sides of this struggle. He showed not only what was going on on the American side, but also the British

Allen French was the David McCullough of his time and I hope I am able to find more of his books to read.

[Jason McIntire · Rating 5 out of 5]

I got this book (free on Kindle) at the recommendation of Sarah Holman, who cited it as research material for her novel, "A Different Kind Of Courage." Ladies and gentlemen, this is not your typical dry-as-dust footnote material. Allen French shows that people did write interesting history books in the 1800's - early 1900's. I gleaned a number of new facts and perspectives from "The Siege Of Boston," and found it absorbing from beginning to end.

[Christopher Lutz · Rating 4 out of 5]

As I continue my Revolution 250 reading journey I found a book that exclusively focused on the siege of Boston to be impossible to find. This century old public domain work came as a pleasant surprise. While it’s yet another narrative history from the 1760’s until the British evacuation of the city, there was satisfying and detailed analysis of the events around Boston from the period after Bunker Hill to the withdraw of the British fleet and Washington’s departure to New York 250 years ago.

[Raymond St Pierre · Rating 4 out of 5]

Proud to be an American

Learned a lot about New England’s involvement to the war. Where our Navy First started and it’s amazing success throughout the war. It showed how the Americans were strong willed and hard workers

[Doreen Petersen · Rating 5 out of 5]

For anyone interested in reading about Revolutionary War history this is a must read. Totally enjoyed it and it was very well written.