King George (19 page)
Authors: Steve Sheinkin
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ne thing I can't stand about textbooks is that they always have historical characters saying the most boring things. Luckily for us, real people are never that dull. The people who lived during the American Revolution really did say all the daring, clever, foolish, amazing, surprising, funny, and gross things that I quoted in this book. Here's a list of the sources where the quotes can be found.
ne thing I can't stand about textbooks is that they always have historical characters saying the most boring things. Luckily for us, real people are never that dull. The people who lived during the American Revolution really did say all the daring, clever, foolish, amazing, surprising, funny, and gross things that I quoted in this book. Here's a list of the sources where the quotes can be found.
How to Start a Revolution
“The nation has run itself”: Harvey,
Bloody Noses.
Bloody Noses.
“What greater joy”: Langguth,
Patriots.
Patriots.
“Stand firmly resolved”: Blecki and Wulf,
Milcah Martha Moore's Book.
Milcah Martha Moore's Book.
“If you are men”: Harvey,
Bloody Noses.
Bloody Noses.
“America must fear you” and “I hope we shall”: Langguth,
Patriots.
Patriots.
“Soldier, do you”: Langguth,
Patriots.
Patriots.
“There goes”: Zobel,
Boston Massacre.
Boston Massacre.
“I am clear”: Cook,
Long Fuse.
Long Fuse.
“There were several attempts”: Langguth,
Patriots.
Patriots.
“The town of Boston”: Commanger and Morris.
Spirit of Seventy-Six.
Spirit of Seventy-Six.
“If need be”: Langguth,
Patriots.
Patriots.
“I hope you will”: Bobrick,
Angel in the Whirlwind.
Angel in the Whirlwind.
“The distinctions between Virginians”: Commanger and Morris,
Spirit of Seventy-Six.
Spirit of Seventy-Six.
“The New England colonies”: Commanger and Morris,
Spirit of Seventy-Six.
Spirit of Seventy-Six.
“If you think”: Bobrick,
Angel in the Whirlwind.
Angel in the Whirlwind.
A Sleepless Night Before Revolution
“I was one of”: Commanger and Morris,
Spirit of Seventy-Six.
Spirit of Seventy-Six.
“Smith, you will find”: Forbes,
Paul Revere.
Paul Revere.
“That last I saw”: Forbes,
Paul Revere
.
Paul Revere
.
“From these movements”: Commanger and Morris,
Spirit of Seventy-Six.
Spirit of Seventy-Six.
“As for their king”: Langguth,
Patriots.
Patriots.
“The regulars”: Tourtellot,
Lexington and Concord.
Lexington and Concord.
“I told him”: Tourtellot,
Lexington and Concord.
Lexington and Concord.
“Come in, Revere”: Tourtellot,
Lexington and Concord.
Lexington and Concord.
“We were halted”: Tourtellot,
Lexington and Concord.
Lexington and Concord.
“Sir, may I crave”: Commanger and Morris,
Spirit of Seventy-Six.
Spirit of Seventy-Six.
“One of them”: Commanger and Morris,
Spirit of Seventy-Six.
Spirit of Seventy-Six.
“Mr. Hancock was”: Langguth,
Patriots.
Patriots.
Who Fired the Shot Heard Round the World?
“Oh what a glorious morning”: Langguth,
Patriots.
Patriots.
“bring the fine salmon”: Tourtellot,
Lexington and Concord.
Lexington and Concord.
“I am satisfied”: Commanger and Morris,
Spirit of Seventy-Six.
Spirit of Seventy-Six.
“Let the troops”: Forbes,
Paul Revere.
Paul Revere.
“You villains”: Forbes,
Paul Revere
.
Paul Revere
.
“On our coming”: Commanger and Morris,
Spirit of Seventy-Six.
Spirit of Seventy-Six.
“This morning”: Tourtellot,
Lexington and Concord.
Lexington and Concord.
“If you don't go”: Tourtellot,
Lexington and Concord.
Lexington and Concord.
“My husband”: Galvin,
Minute Men
.
Minute Men
.
“Will you let them”: Tourtellot,
Lexington and Concord
.
Lexington and Concord
.
“We were totally”: Hibbert,
Redcoats and Rebels.
Redcoats and Rebels.
“Each sought his own” Tourtellot,
Lexington and Concord.
Lexington and Concord.
“We began to run Tourtellot,
Lexington and Concord.
Lexington and Concord.
“When I reflect”: Commanger and Morris,
Spirit of Seventy-Six
.
Spirit of Seventy-Six
.
“A number of”: Commanger and Morris,
Spirit of Seventy-Six
.
Spirit of Seventy-Six
.
“The barbarous murders”: Fischer,
Paul Revere's Ride.
Paul Revere's Ride.
“When once”: Commanger and Morris,
Spirit of Seventy-Six.
Spirit of Seventy-Six.
George Washington, Meet Your Army
“I was awakened”: Commanger and Morris,
Spirit of Seventy-Six.
Spirit of Seventy-Six.
“In the name”: Lossing,
Pictorial Field Book.
Pictorial Field Book.
“I walked with”: Adams,
Diary and Autobiography.
Diary and Autobiography.
“From your bright eyes”: Randall,
George Washington.
George Washington.
“I am now set down”: Washington,
Writings.
Writings.
“I this day”: Commanger and Morris,
Spirit of Seventy-Six
.
Spirit of Seventy-Six
.
“Ten thousand men”: Bobrick,
Angel in the Whirlwind.
Angel in the Whirlwind.
“We worked”: Scheer and Rankin,
Rebels and Redcoats
.
Rebels and Redcoats
.
“He was so near”: Bobrick,
Angel in the Whirlwind.
Angel in the Whirlwind.
“Don't fire”: Langguth,
Patriots
.
Patriots
.
“They rose up”: Commanger and Morris,
Spirit of Seventy-Six.
Spirit of Seventy-Six.
“The liberties”: Bobrick,
Angel in the Whirlwind.
Angel in the Whirlwind.
“The general does not”: Hibbert,
Redcoats and Rebels
.
Redcoats and Rebels
.
“Plays were acted”: Commanger and Morris,
Spirit of Seventy-Six.
Spirit of Seventy-Six.
“These fellows”: Scheer and Rankin,
Rebels and Redcoats.
Rebels and Redcoats.
“I have a particular pleasure”: Washington,
Writings
.
Writings
.
“I long to hear”: Adams,
Book of Abigail
.
Book of Abigail
.
Declare Independence, Already!
“In a little chamber”: Adams,
Diary and Autobiography.
Diary and Autobiography.
“I believe you are”: Adams,
Diary and Autobiography.
Diary and Autobiography.
“Here lies the body” Keane,
Tom Paine.
Tom Paine.
“The little folks”: Adams,
Book of Abigail
.
Book of Abigail
.
“And by the way”: Adams,
Book of Abigail.
Book of Abigail.
“Some among us urge”: Maier,
American Scripture.
American Scripture.
“The whole time”: Adams,
Diary and Autobiography
.
Diary and Autobiography
.
“There must be no pulling”: Langguth,
Patriots.
Patriots.
“When the hanging”: Scheer and Rankin,
Rebels and Redcoats.
Rebels and Redcoats.
“How is it”: Hibbert,
Redcoats and Rebels.
Redcoats and Rebels.
“Would anyone believe”: Commanger and Morris,
Spirit of Seventy-Six.
Spirit of Seventy-Six.
“The lead”: Scheer,
Rebels and Redcoats
.
Rebels and Redcoats
.
“The eyes of all”: Washington,
Writings
.
Writings
.
Losing and Retreating in '76
“I thought I was”: Martin,
Private Yankee Doodle
.
Private Yankee Doodle
.
“We expect”: Schecter,
Battle for New York.
Battle for New York.
“Women and children”: Vanderbilt,
History of Flatbush.
History of Flatbush.
“We were strictly” Martin,
Private Yankee Doodle.
Private Yankee Doodle.
“It was one of”: Schecter,
Battle for New York.
Battle for New York.
“I wish to be”: Schecter,
Battle for New York
.
Battle for New York
.
“I only regret”: Commanger and Morris,
Spirit of Seventy-Six.
Spirit of Seventy-Six.
“We will alter”: Martin,
Private Yankee Doodle.
Private Yankee Doodle.
“The general”: Commanger and Morris,
Spirit of Seventy-Six
.
Spirit of Seventy-Six
.
“Great numbers”: Washington,
Writings
.
Writings
.
“Ten days more”: Bobrick,
Angel in the Whirlwind.
Angel in the Whirlwind.
“My friend Scheffer”: Dwyer,
The Day Is Ours
.
The Day Is Ours
.
“My dear Nancy”: Dwyer,
The Day Is Ours.
The Day Is Ours.
“Mother and we”: Dwyer,
The Day Is Ours.
The Day Is Ours.
“There were times”: Bobrick,
Angel in the Whirlwind.
Angel in the Whirlwind.
“I had the itch”: Dwyer,
The Day is Ours.
The Day is Ours.
“The floating ice”: Commanger and Morris,
Spirit of Seventy-Six.
Spirit of Seventy-Six.
“I have never seen”: Scheer and Rankin,
Rebels and Redcoats.
Rebels and Redcoats.
“I determined to push”: Washington,
Writings.
Writings.
“These, in the twinkling”: Dwyer,
The Day Is Ours.
The Day Is Ours.
“This is a glorious”: Dwyer,
The Day Is Ours.
The Day Is Ours.
“A few days ago”: Ketchum,
Winter Soldiers.
Winter Soldiers.
Showdown at Saratoga
“be home victorious”: Cook,
Long Fuse.
Long Fuse.
“He was our fighting general”: Arnold,
Life of Benedict Arnold.
Life of Benedict Arnold.
“We have one advantage”: Randall,
Benedict Arnold.
Benedict Arnold.
“The carriage”: Schoenbrun,
Triumph in Paris.
Triumph in Paris.
“I learnt”: Clark,
Benjamin Franklin.
Benjamin Franklin.
“I have beat them”: Bobrick,
Angel in the Whirlwind.
Angel in the Whirlwind.
“When the weather”: Riedesel,
Letters and Memoirs.
Letters and Memoirs.
“When I wrote”: Bobrick,
Angel in the Whirlwind.
Angel in the Whirlwind.
“I am very glad”: Clark,
Benjamin Franklin.
Benjamin Franklin.
“He proposes”: Clark,
Benjamin Franklin.
Benjamin Franklin.
“Such an explosion”: Commanger and Morris,
Spirit of Seventy-Six.
Spirit of Seventy-Six.
“Both armies”: Ketchum,
Saratoga.
Saratoga.
“Arnold rushed in”: Wheeler,
Voices of 1776.
Voices of 1776.
“I shivered”: Riedesel,
Letters and Memoirs.
Letters and Memoirs.
“Victory or death!”: Randall,
Benedict Arnold.
Benedict Arnold.
“We had been warned”: Riedesel,
Letters and Memoirs.
Letters and Memoirs.
“Thus ended all our hopes”: Commanger and Morris,
Spirit of Seventy-Six.
Spirit of Seventy-Six.
“Not one of them”: Hibbert,
Redcoats and Rebels.
Redcoats and Rebels.
“It is true”: Schoenbrun,
Triumph in Paris.
Triumph in Paris.
“Assure Congress”: Schoenbrun,
Triumph in Paris.
Triumph in Paris.
“Last night”: Thacher,
Military Journal.
Military Journal.
Will We Ever Win This War?
“The general opinion”: Martin,
Private Yankee Doodle.
Private Yankee Doodle.
“The army was now”: Martin,
Private Yankee Doodle.
Private Yankee Doodle.
“It was not uncommon”: Wheeler,
Voices of 1776.
Voices of 1776.
“The General”: Bobrick,
Angel in the Whirlwind.
Angel in the Whirlwind.
“I am sick”: Scheer,
Rebels and Redcoats.
Rebels and Redcoats.
“We are very comfortable”: Wildes,
Valley Forge
.
Valley Forge
.
“I shall never forget”: Clark,
Benjamin Franklin.
Benjamin Franklin.
“I have several times”: Randall,
George Washington.
George Washington.
“My dear Walker”: Scheer and Rankin,
Rebels and Redcoats.
Rebels and Redcoats.
“A cannon shot”: Wheeler,
Voices of 1776.
Voices of 1776.
“Oh, that I were a dog”: Commanger and Morris,
Spirit of Seventy-Six.
Spirit of Seventy-Six.
“To tell you the truth”: McCullough,
John Adams.
John Adams.
“John Adams is always”: Langguth,
Patriots.
Patriots.
“I should sooner think”: Bobrick,
Angel in the Whirlwind.
Angel in the Whirlwind.
“What ship”: Commanger and Morris,
Spirit of Seventy-Six.
Spirit of Seventy-Six.
“I have not yet begun”: Commanger and Morris,
Spirit of Seventy-Six.
Spirit of Seventy-Six.
“This brave man”: Commanger and Morris,
Spirit of Seventy-Six.
Spirit of Seventy-Six.
“It was awful”: Wheeler,
Voices of 1776.
Voices of 1776.
“Twenty times”: Randall,
Benedict Arnold.
Benedict Arnold.
“I am glad”: Randall,
Benedict Arnold.
Benedict Arnold.
“You young men”: Lossing,
Pictorial Field Book.
Pictorial Field Book.
“Arnold has betrayed me”: Randall,
Benedict Arnold.
Benedict Arnold.
“That is not General Washington”: Randall,
Benedict Arnold.
Benedict Arnold.
“I answered”: Flexner,
George Washington.
George Washington.
“I saw no likelihood”: Martin,
Private Yankee Doodle.
Private Yankee Doodle.
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