Rating: 
Summary: Too long of a time period
Review: The book was very well written however it covered to long of a time period that is why I am not giving it 5 stars. The story was very compelling though. This series (including Rise to Rebellion)could have easily been 3 books instead of 2. The story could have benefitted from having more of adams, frankilin etc... in it and less of the time gaps. However I highly reccomend this book to anyone who likes historical fiction.
Rating:
Summary: Excellent Read
Review: Once again, Jeff Shaara has made history interesting while keeping the content historically accurate. I truly enjoyed this book, although, I felt it lacked the political insight he brought out so well in the first book of this series (Rise to Rebellion). The Glorious Cause focuses primarily on the major battles and generals of the war. He touches on the key political influences and does a fabulous job of portraying Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, and Nathanial Green. My biggest dissappointment was not hearing about the congress (from their perspective...ie: Adams, Jefferson, etc) and the struggles they were having politically and how they had to balance politics, war, unifying the states, and defining a new government. As always, Shaara brings these historical characters to life and you feel like you get to know them. I enjoyed the first book much more, but I would recommend this book to anyone.
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