In Voices of 1776, the author, Richard Wheeler wrote about the chaos of the Revolutionary War with journal entries of men and women from both sides. This book is perfectly in chronological order, carefully ordered and well organized. It’s also an excellent resource about this era. Students and reenactors would most likely get something out of this book, whether it be an emotional story, or a new view on this horrific war. For example, in this book, a clipping of Colonel Prescott’s words from Bunker Hill, talking about the horrors and loss of the war, say: “The… man… was killed by a cannon ball which struck his head. He was so near me that my clothes were besmeared with his blood and brains, which I wiped off, in some degree, with a handful …show more content…
If Richard Wheeler hadn’t have placed these entries like he had, we would’ve probably had to read Doctor Thacher’s complaints and views of the war, then read about the death of General Warren at Bunker Hill. It would have been very confusing. I’m pretty sure no one would like to read it if it was like that. Most think that Richard Wheeler did an amazing job of arranging these entries of first hand accounts. Reenactors, students, and educators alike would benefit greatly from reading this book, for Richard Wheeler taught us, through this book,that even if this was the war that formed America, deep down, all the characters were just humans in a bad time. He showed us, through careful management and a sense of chronological order, that these people had to make a choice: to either rebel from the mother country, or to show their loyalty towards England. Some people did get caught in the crossfire. In the end it didn’t even matter, it was just another war to us. Richard Wheeler tried, and succeeded, to show that this was false. People who want a new view on this horrific war should give this book a