Montgomery Meigs- How did Americans miss this story? Why isn’t his name as well known as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, Frederick Von Steuben or Thaddeus Kosciuszko? This is a great story and I’m not even past page 100 yet. After settling back into Schama’s musical voice, the author and historian takes us through the fear between the gunpowder explosions, the sorrow of broken families with conflicting alliances, the creativity of what we like to believe is purely American genius, and the determination to do what Meigs feels is morally right no matter what the cost to him personally.
Why isn’t his name as well known as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, Frederick Von Steuben or Thaddeus Kosciuszko?
This is a great story and I’m not even past page 100 yet. After settling back into Schama’s musical voice, the author and historian takes us through the fear between the gunpowder explosions, the sorrow of broken families with conflicting alliances, the creativity of what we like to believe is purely American genius, and the determination to do what Meigs feels is morally right no matter what the cost to him personally.