PositiveBooklist[Philbrick] will have another hit with this chronicle ... All readers interested in the Revolutionary War, and especially fans of naval history, will find Philbrick’s fresh account rewarding, right through the epilogue describing what happened to many of the key figures going forward.
Stephen Fried
PositiveBooklistBest-selling, award-winning journalist and author Fried...illuminates the importance of a lesser-known Founding Father, drawing on previously unpublished primary sources ... Fried’s reclamation of this important, overlooked American founder is an invaluable addition to American history collections and a solid recommendation to biography fans.
