Mr. Book just finished The Radicalism Of The American Revolution, by Gordon S. Wood.

Gordon S. Wood is one of the leading historians of the American Revolution. In this book, Wood disproves the theory that the Revolution was a conservative one. According to him, “It was the Revolution, more than any other single event, that made America into the most liberal, democratic and modern nation in the world.”

Prior to the Revolution, colonial society was one in which people were considered to be born into their professions. That all changed with the Revolution.

Professor Wood made a persuasive case that, contrary to the revisionist argument that claim the Revolution didn’t change society, except for independence, it instead brought radical changes to American society as a whole.

I give this book an A and am looking forward to listening to the audiobook. Goodreads requires grades on a 1-5 star system. In my personal conversion system, an A equates to 5 stars. (A or A+: 5 stars, B+: 4 stars, B: 3 stars, C: 2 stars, D or F: 1 star).

This review has been posted at my blog, Mr. Book’s Book Reviews, and Goodreads.

Mr. Book originally finished reading this on July 20, 2024.