Saturday, June 15, 2013
Hello Everyone,
I finally received my book in the mail this afternoon! My first impression of it is that, compared to Morgan, Wood's writing is very clear and he directly states his thesis in the first chapter of the book. I appreciate how Wood has written his book in a way that is quite easy to read. It is refreshing for me, as I am not accustomed to reading dense history books in such a short period of time. I can understand his main ideas and points without feeling lost or feeling like I need to continuously reread each paragraph. I must have read and reread Morgan a number of times before being able to process his ideas. With that said, I have enjoyed reading the first several chapters, especially in the absence of a pretentious writing style. I am curious, and hopefully will find clarity in the following chapters, to know more specific examples of counter arguments others have referring to the radicalism of the revolution.
Have a wonderful night!
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Hey Katie, Have you got to the middle section of the book yet? I completely agree with you on the first and third section but found in the middle section (especially the chapters on Enlightenment and Benevolence) I got completely turned around and had a hard time following the train of argument...was it just me?
ReplyDeleteI agree with you about the second section. It was more difficult to follow, but I liked the fact that everything was written chronologically and we could see how the colonist's attitudes towards the monarchy changed further into the Revolution and beyond it.
DeleteI preferred Morgan's book to Wood's. I don't have the references and page numbers, but in the first third of the book, Wood seems to repeat himself time and again. I also think Wood could have condensed his book - his writing seems wordy to me. But, I'm aware I should give examples of what I mean. I'll try to find them and give them in a later post.
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