Mark Puls (1963–2013)

A great overview of H. Knox and all his achievements and work to build this country. The book shines a light on all the work Knox did while serving with General George Washington. The public eye and narrative of the revolution strongly tends towards George Washington, the father of our country. Henry Knox was a principle figure in the formation of the US Navy, training a Corp of officers which would eventually become West Point, amongst many other things. A great man who truly put his country above all else.… (altro)

Finished Mark Puls, Samuel Adams: Father of the American Revolution. A good, cradle to grave biography that comes in under 200 pages.

An early but relatively unknown founding father, known unfortunately by many as a brewer rather than a early revolutionary father.

Integral to the revolutionary movement starting in Boston, spreading throughout Massachusetts and then later through an the Colonies. He was responsible for a letter and pamphlet writing campaign and organizing committees of communication throughout the Colonies that allowed for better communication and coordination during the Stamp Act and Stamp Act Congress, the calling for the creation of the 1st and 2nd Continental Congress she the Declaration of Independence.

He worked with other notable founding father James Otis, Dr. Joseph Warren, John Hancock and his cousin John Adams who he slowly worked into the revolutionary movement after being slow to become involved.

A member of the Massachusetts Assembly, the 1st and 2nd Continental Congress, and Governor of Massachusetts . Helped to write the Articles of Confederation, the Massachusetts Constitution and a early leader calling for independence from England.

Great narrative style and a worthy read.… (altro)

Nice, succinct book about an amazing man most Americans know little to nothing about. When I first got into the American Revolution, the Constitution, and our Founding Fathers, Henry Knox was one of the first people who blew my mind. Reading David McCullough's "1776" introduced me to Knox and how he transported tons of cannon 300 miles from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston. Had he been a military expert? An engineer? Nope. He was a bookseller.

Mark Puls' book does a great job covering the life of this extraordinary man. It's written in an unassuming, engaging style, free of the academic, thesaurus-inspired vocabulary common in biographies. Highly recommend!… (altro)