True to the old flag; a tale of the American War of Independence G A 18321902 Henty 9781172425068 Books
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When I was a boy, nearly sixty years ago, I used to love reading the WE WERE THERE series, stories of young people that happened to be present when great historical events were taking place. I had heard to G. A. Henty, as a late nineteenth century author who wrote historical stories for young people, and hoped they would of a similar vein. I chose this book because I thought it would be interesting to read a book written from the opposing side. Henty wrote this book in 1885 when the British empire was still going strong. Henty was very much an imperialist. One complain the made against the colonial Americans was that they benefited from the protection of the mother country without expecting to help pay for that protection. I think that might be a legitimate complaint, though I suspect that the British had motives for fighting the French and Indian War other than protecting the colonists. Since many of the colonists were not of English descent, and those that were had been in America for generations, it is hard to see what reason they would have had to want to be governed by foreigners other than some archaic attachment to the English monarch. Henty admits that the Americans weren’t permitted to trade with any country except England, but that was also true of the colonists of all other countries. Having a captive market meant that British merchants could sell shoddy goods at high prices, so why the Americans should subject themselves to that just because others did is not clear. But all of that is irrelevant to the quality of the writing. My complaint there is that the characters are quite one-dimensional. He describes many of the major battles of the war, making it clear that the Americans only won because of the incredible incompetence of the English generals. But his main characters are mere background to these events. The best parts of the book is when the Tories are fighting the “savage redskins” -- not surprisingly, Henty is not at all sympathetic to the American Indians -- as his characters become the main participants then. Even then the reader never becomes well acquainted with them. I think if I had Henty as a ten-year-old I would be more impressed an want to read more of his books. I often enjoy reading books written for young people, but I wasn’t impressed enough by Henty to want to read him again.Product details
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True to the old flag; a tale of the American War of Independence G A 18321902 Henty 9781172425068 Books Reviews
I really liked that the author uses real history in his novels. He does not dumb things down, but puts the facts straightforward and yet makes his characters come alive. I learned a lot and can't wait for my children to be old enough to read it for themselves. Great read.
Henty is too down on the Americans, and tries to make them out as cowards in nearly every conflict. He gives the reasons for American victories as incompetence on the part of British generals or
numbers without acknowledging the ability of the American commanders.
This a great book for boys. A warning though that this one is written from the British standpoint and Tory side. I learned some things I had never been told or factored into my thinking as a result explaining how we got caught up in the revolution. So far this is the only one of his I have read so don't know about his political persuasion in his other volumes.
Exciting tale of a family of colonists loyal to the Crown. . G. Henty knew so much about so many things and writes very informative and exciting novels. As an avid reader of his tales I have yet to read anything whether it takes place in Africa, the Yukon, or the Old West that doesn't ring true.
This review is not about the content but the printing of the book I received. No other reviews seem to mention this problem, but there are misspellings so bad I can't even read the first page. It seems almost as if someone was practicing their typing as well as had on autocorrect. An example from the very first line of the book
"Mr DEAR COUSIN lam leaving next week with mj husband for England, where we intend to pass some tiino visiting his frauds."
It is worse in places where I can't even decide what the author intended to say. I'm disappointed and hoping I can return this book for one I can actually read.
Not the best, probably because Henty didn't want to offend the sensibilities of us colonials. Nevertheless, there is a lot of history in this book relating to battles, troop dispositions, etc., plus you also get the view from "the other side," including Loyalists, i.e. colonists fighting for King George. Interestingly enough, and also what you would expect, although Banastre Tarleton's name comes up several times it is never preceded by the name by which he came to be known in America, i.e. BLOODY Tarleton!
This is the second story I've read about the American war for Independence from a British author and I find it very interesting to read about the fighting from a different perspective. This one is much like the rest of Henty's stories. They can be somewhat predictable but they are still interesting and fun to read. I've read almost all of his stories now and I enjoyed this one as much or probably more than the others. This and the two about the Dutch war for independence have been my favorites.
When I was a boy, nearly sixty years ago, I used to love reading the WE WERE THERE series, stories of young people that happened to be present when great historical events were taking place. I had heard to G. A. Henty, as a late nineteenth century author who wrote historical stories for young people, and hoped they would of a similar vein. I chose this book because I thought it would be interesting to read a book written from the opposing side. Henty wrote this book in 1885 when the British empire was still going strong. Henty was very much an imperialist. One complain the made against the colonial Americans was that they benefited from the protection of the mother country without expecting to help pay for that protection. I think that might be a legitimate complaint, though I suspect that the British had motives for fighting the French and Indian War other than protecting the colonists. Since many of the colonists were not of English descent, and those that were had been in America for generations, it is hard to see what reason they would have had to want to be governed by foreigners other than some archaic attachment to the English monarch. Henty admits that the Americans weren’t permitted to trade with any country except England, but that was also true of the colonists of all other countries. Having a captive market meant that British merchants could sell shoddy goods at high prices, so why the Americans should subject themselves to that just because others did is not clear. But all of that is irrelevant to the quality of the writing. My complaint there is that the characters are quite one-dimensional. He describes many of the major battles of the war, making it clear that the Americans only won because of the incredible incompetence of the English generals. But his main characters are mere background to these events. The best parts of the book is when the Tories are fighting the “savage redskins” -- not surprisingly, Henty is not at all sympathetic to the American Indians -- as his characters become the main participants then. Even then the reader never becomes well acquainted with them. I think if I had Henty as a ten-year-old I would be more impressed an want to read more of his books. I often enjoy reading books written for young people, but I wasn’t impressed enough by Henty to want to read him again.
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