Reviews for Generał

The average rating for Generał based on 2 reviews is 1.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-04-22 00:00:00 Dineen Yuknis Perhaps this book was intended for people already thoroughly familiar with the American Revolution and its players and battles, Even so, I found this book incoherent, with names and events thrown out at random, many documents shown in full in the book's text (evidently so the author can show the reader all the research he did),, and numerous statements as to "this may have happened" and "it is uncertain this happened". I have no idea who this book was intended for, but I found it made little sense. I was expecting a Pulaski biography. What was his background, how did he grow up, why he became a soldier, why he went to America, what he did while there, etc. Instead, I got a scattershot mulligan stew of disorganized facts that I gave up on almost immediately. Hopefully there is a real biography out there somewhere.

Review # 2 was written on 2019-11-09 00:00:00 Jayson White Been trying to find some books on lesser known heroes of the American Revolution so got this from the library. Book was a huge slog, the vast majority of the content is 200+ year old letter from Pulaski, Washington and others of the times. Would have been a much easier read if the letters had been summarized into modern language. The story also only covers his arrival in America to his death with a little bit of the aftermath. Very little is said about his life in Poland. Also way too much of the book details the fight between two 18th century writers, one who loved Pulaski and one who hated Pulaski.