MY AMERICAN REVOLUTION Crossing the Delaware and I-78

Much of the American Revolution was fought within what today would be a short train ride from Manhattan. From the top of the Empire State Building, it is possible to see where many significant military encounters took place. This idea was the genesis for this book. The author sought out many Revolutionary sites that still exist but are hidden by the modern world. For instance, he hikes across a golf course to find the remains of a battlefield. He explores the truth behind Washington’s crossing of the Delaware during a reenactment of the event. The book is interesting and personal. Narrator Mike Chamberlain captures the intimacy of the author’s quest. But his reading has one major flaw: He pauses several times in long sentences but not always where there is a comma or a natural break. This delivery style is distracting and disrupts the flow of the prose. R.C.G. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine [Published: OCTOBER 2012]