Dan Walker’s Reviews > Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, a Revolution > Status Update
Dan Walker
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I'm frustrated when writers downplay the amount of taxation the colonists were paying during the run-up to the Revolution. There were about 150 years of precedent on taxation. Plus, the colonists were REQUIRED to buy exclusively from Britain. Thus, it was not unreasonable for Britain to pay for the defense of the colonies. The mercantilist economic policy is only hinted at by this author. Frustrating.
— Jan 31, 2026 05:03AM
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Dan Walker
is 40% done
The build-up to actual shooting was a very dramatic time. There is a spy in the Amercan camp - one that was not exposed for a century! There are moves and counter moves. Our hero, Joseph Warren, works to lower the rhetoric because the British had to be seen as the initiators of hostilities, all while pushing the "country folk" to be ready for any attack by the British regulars. A very intense time!
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