1776 David Mccullough Analysis

1776 a year that is remember all throughout history as the year thirteen colonies stood up to an empire and said “ We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”. Saying enough is enough to an empire that the bigger, better, trained and more powerful they are. This story is taught to us all of our years in school from the same perspective again and again, but 1776 by author David McCullough is not just another look at history, or just another author regurgitating everything you hear in a traditional fifth grade history class. He instead takes the reader on a journey off the beaten …show more content…
“1776” written by McCullough is well written and organized for the reader to follow providing an in-depth look at that time period and giving each character, not only a brief look, but an in-depth look into their state of mind and why they chose the path they are walking down. Though McCullough does a great job of fully introducing each character to the reader and their importance, he sometimes wanders too far into the story of each character making the reader lose track of the bigger story as a …show more content…
Though the author sometimes dives too deeply into the story of each character it still gives the reader a deeper understanding of that time period. This book is written for the reader who enjoys an in-depth look to history. Readers who enjoy going into the details of history, the reasons why events happens, how the people felt during those times, and why they took the risks they did for what they believed