What Is The Turning Point Of The Book 1776 By David Mccullough

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In 1776 by David McCullough, the author takes us to the year marked as the beginning of America’s nationhood. The Revolutionary War was just starting and McCullough brings to the surface, the events and different views during this turning point. The book 1776 covers the intense situations the American army faced that made winning against the British seemed almost futile. Lengthy research was done to make this book possible and with it, McCullough sends an important message to the readers. 1776, the birth year of America and the Declaration of Independence, took much more than imagined to endure. It took many lives and limitless courage for the untrained Americans to face the most appalling army of the world at the time. The British were well …show more content…

He writes of the British view of the rebellion and clears up the general idea of King George the Third being a witless king. In Britain, many well known British speakers supported the American cause yet still referred to America as “our colonies”. Arguments such as how the military tactics of the American Revolutionary War will proved to jumpstart future warfare can also be seen throughout the book. Although many arguments were presented throughout the book, one that the author presented stunningly was that without George Washington’s leadership, the American Revolutionary War would have certainly failed. Details throughout the book indicates that the war was more harsh than anyone could’ve imagined and during 1776, it felt like a lost cause. The men were without enough clothes, food, and weapons. They were unfit for war and the occurrences of storms, and weather changes didn’t account for their morale.Through it all, Washington had felt down and dispirited by his situation yet strove to never show fear in front of his army. McCullough explains this by “A leader must look and act the part” when he writes that appearances were important to Washington. Washington’s perseverance and courage was to be praised. At the center of the action, Washington had a strong fighting spirit that led his men on in the toughest of times when the whole cause of independence laid upon their

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