Reviews for New Jersey, 1609-1776 (Voices from Colonial America Series)

The average rating for New Jersey, 1609-1776 (Voices from Colonial America Series) based on 2 reviews is 2.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-02-24 00:00:00 D’ann Hanrahan Picked this up because my kid is studying this time period in Social Studies. I was hoping to find more background than was in the regular textbook they brought home, and I tend to check out the kids' books for a quick and engaging introduction to a topic. There are some interesting tidbits, and a tiny bit more than the textbook covered... but not much. Would be fine for homeschooling. There are sidelights on women, slaves and indentured servants which might be helpful for school reports, though. I also liked the way the author addressed the situation with settlers buying land from the Lenape, and the Lenape thinking they were buying co-using rights instead. Just not a compelling read.

Review # 2 was written on 2016-02-14 00:00:00 Riley Ban I've always been interested in the use of technology in warfare, and the American Civil War is one of those wars where technology catches up to human inventiveness. Great advancements from a military, medical and scientific standpoint took place. This book gives a general understanding of these advancements and gives specific case studies. It is clear, to the point and easy to understand. Being half English and half Australian, it also made me wonder whether or not World War I would have been slightly different, had the British originally looked to Civil War technologies and methodologies of what worked and what did not work when waging war in the early 20th century.