To Try Men's Souls Newt Gingrich; William R. Forstchen

To Try Men's Souls

Author: Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen

Publisher: Thorndike Press

Publication Date: 03 March, 2010

ISBN: 9781410423979

Pages: 580

Subjects: Historical

Available as: Trade Cloth, 978-1-4104-2397-9 Trade Cloth, 978-0-312-59106-9 Trade Paper, 978-0-312-59287-5 E-Book - Open Ebook, 978-1-4299-6881-2

Description:

After two bestselling historical series re-envisioning the Civil War and World War II, Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen have turned their sharp eye for detail on the Revolutionary War and the birth of the United States of America. Their story follows three men with three very different roles to play in history: General George Washington, Thomas Paine, and Jonathan Van Dorn, a private in Washington's army.

PW Publishers Weekly

Review Source: Publishers Weekly

Review Date: 2009-08-17

After hacking their way through the Civil War and WWII, former House Speaker Gingrich and historian Forstchen take on the Revolutionary War with decidedly mixed results. Sharing narration duties are Thomas Paine, George Washington and Jonathan van Dorn, a young private in Washington's army. From Washington's crossing of the Delaware River to a daring night raid on the better-armed Hessians, the authors do a decent job of depicting the dire plight of the Continental Army, though the big chunks of backstory wedged into the narrative add little texture while slowing the pace dramatically. Historical cameos abound, and these, combined with the attention devoted to the gritty details of army life, help to offset Washington's acts of patriotic melodrama in what is surely to become another popular book for Gingrich and Forstchen. (Oct.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved