Does anyone have a book they would like to feature here at TUSH.0 or discuss? For instance, I just received an email from Harper about “a riveting narrative history that explores the role of the Sons of Liberty in the American Revolution: DESPERATE SONS: Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, John Hancock, and the Secret Bands of Radicals Who Led the Colonies to War by Les Standiford (on sale: Nov. 6th).
In this groundbreaking historical account, Standiford tells the behind-the-scenes story of how a group of American citizens who called themselves the Sons of Liberty—Samuel Adams, his cousin John Adams, Paul Revere, Patrick Henry, and John Hancock among them—formed cells of a secret, radical society committed to imposing forcible change in their government. Patriots in their own eyes, and in the eyes of most Americans to this day, the Sons of Liberty were viewed as terrorists by the British, who thought they deserved to pay with their lives for the things they had done. Desperate Sons is the courageous story of how they helped form a revolution, from murmurings of a vague injustice to focused operations of resistance led by men whose names are now legend nearly two hundred and fifty years later.
Early praise for Desperate Sons:
“This is popular history in its most vital and accessible form. Standiford has recovered the mentality of America’s first group of young radicals, the Sons of Liberty, and tells their story with flair and grace.”
— Joseph J. Ellis, author of Pulitzer Prize winner Founding Brothers
— Joseph J. Ellis, author of Pulitzer Prize winner Founding Brothers
Anybody want to review it (I have a review copy)? Anybody want to write short bits for other books? Just email me at eblum (at) mail (dot) sdsu.edu
Almost sounds like they were trying to grab people’s attention by combining Desperate Housewives and Sons of Anarchy…Desperate Sons.
Hi Edward (and all others reading this). I’m Kathrin and I’ve recently published a historical fiction novel called Tragedy and Triumph.
“While imprisoned in a Confederate Prisoner of War camp in Elmira, NY during the last year of the American Civil War, one man is forced to consider his identity, face his past and keep a promise. Attempting to survive under appalling conditions, Truman Haden, along with a cast of striking characters, struggles to honor his southern heritage while upholding his principles.”
Though it is a fictional tale, I lived in Elmira for nearly twenty years and have done vast research on the camp, the war, and society at the time. You can learn more about the book through Amazon.com and my blog.
I’d love to send along a copy or two, if you or anyone is interested in reading or reviewing it!
Kathrin
Hi Edward (and all others reading this). I’m Kathrin and I’ve recently published a historical fiction novel called Tragedy and Triumph.
“While imprisoned in a Confederate Prisoner of War camp in Elmira, NY during the last year of the American Civil War, one man is forced to consider his identity, face his past and keep a promise. Attempting to survive under appalling conditions, Truman Haden, along with a cast of striking characters, struggles to honor his southern heritage while upholding his principles.”
Though it is a fictional tale, I lived in Elmira for nearly twenty years and have done vast research on the camp, the war, and society at the time. You can learn more about the book through Amazon.com and my blog.
I’d love to send along a copy or two, if you or anyone is interested in reading or reviewing it!
Kathrin