The Man Who Could Be King

Posted on 03 July 2018 by John Ripin Miller

When young Josiah Penn Stockbridge accepts the position as aide de camp to George Washington at the beginning of the Revolutionary War, he thinks only of the glory and romance of battle He is unprepared for the reality of America s bloody fight for independence The Continental Army is starving, underpaid, and dangerously close to mutiny, and Washington fights not just to defeat the British but to maintain order and morale among his own men.As anonymous letters by officers calling for revolt circulate through camp in Newburgh, New York, Washington must make a choice preserve the young republic by keeping civilian control of the military, or reshape the new government by standing in solidarity with his troops and assuming greater power for himself.During one fateful week in American history, Josiah will watch a conflicted general become a legend and will discover for himself that the greatest struggles of war are those within the hearts and minds of fallible men. Read The Man Who Could Be King – kino-fada.fr I m on a roll since reading John Adams , ebook , I ve started listening to the audiobook Truman , by David McCullough Given that it s 54 hours long I ve yet to make a dent and may at some point switch to the ebook but I m enjoying the audiobook so far early farming background days of Truman so far I ve also started the ebook, Destiny of the Republic A Tale of Madness, Medince, and Murder of a President. but then I stumbled across a freebie novel about George Washingto I m on a roll since reading John Adams , ebook , I ve started listening to the audiobook Truman , by David McCullough Given that it s 54 hours long I ve yet to make a dent and may at some point switch to the ebook but I m enjoying the audiobook so far early farming background days of Truman so far I ve also started the ebook, Destiny of the Republic A Tale of Madness, Medince, and Murder of a President. but then I stumbled across a freebie novel about George Washington June Kindle monthly Free Pick , by John Ripin Miller Granted..I have nothing to compare this George Washington novel to. not being known as a history buff girl.however, for what my opinion is worth I thought this book was completely engaging both enjoyable and informative I zipped through it My eyes were opened Much of this book focuses on the Revolutionary War I saw how difficult it was to imagine the hold the Revolutionary War had ...The Revolutionary War comes alive in new ways under the pen of John Ripin Miller in this interesting piece that shows a new and interesting side of George Washington Told from the perspective of Josiah Penn Stockbridge, the intensity of the Continental Army s clash with the British hit home for many, nonethan Commanding General Washington Charged with being his closest aide, Stockbridge tells the reader not only about the numerous moments that led to the informal surrender of the British The Revolutionary War comes alive in new ways under the pen of John Ripin Miller in this interesting piece that shows a new and interesting side of George Washington Told from the perspective of Josiah Penn Stockbridge, the intensity of the Continental Army s clash with the British hit home for many, nonethan Commanding General Washington Charged with being his closest aide, Stockbridge tells the reader not only about the numerous moments that led to the informal surrender of the British, but the goings on soon thereafter Newburgh, New York is the setting and the army is about ready to give up An anonymous letter a...This is not your run of the mill historical novel While the story is based upon the events of the Revolutionary War, much of the action is a retelling of history through the eyes of Washington s aide, Josiah who is a compilation of all the aides assigned to Washington during the war Thus the book takes onof the feel one might experience when reading Bruce Catton or Thomas Fleming This is history in an entertaining form.Undoubtedly, there might be some who will state that the portrayal This is not your run of the mill historical novel While the story is based upon the events of the Revolutionary War, much of the action is a retelling of history through the eyes of Washington s aide, Josiah who is a compilation of all the aides assigned to Washington during the war Thus the book takes onof the feel one might experience when reading Bruce Catton or Thomas Fleming This is history in an entertaining form.Undoubtedly, there might be some who will state that the portrayal of Washington is a product of hero worship, though I would argue against that While author John Ripen Miller does indicate the possibility that Washington might have hadof a hand in many of the decisions that have been assigned to others, he merely hints at the possibility that Washington may have influenced those decision...2.5 StarsI generally enjoy history, historical fiction, biography, etc but the writing style here just didn t appeal to me Josiah Penn Stockbridge was an aide de camp to George Washington during the Revolutionary War Stockbridge is a composite of Washington s many aides during the war The book opens in 1843 with Stockbridge reflecting back on his days as Washington s aide and in particular events that took place during one week in March, 1783 His great grandchildren are about to study Washi 2.5 StarsI generally enjoy history, historical fiction, biography, etc but the writing style here just didn t appeal to me Josiah Penn Stockbridge was an aide de camp to George Washington during the Revolutionary War Stockbridge is a composite of Washington s many aides during the war The book opens in 1843 with Stockbridge reflecting back on his days as Washington s aide and in particular events that took place during one week in March, 1783 His great grandchildren are about to study Washington and want to come over and ask him que...This novel takes place during the events of the Newburgh Conspiracy, a lesser known event in American history In 1783, during the waning days of the Revolutionary War, before a treaty had been signed but after most fighting was over, a group of American officers plotted what would have amounted to a military coup to convince Congress to pay them A crisis was averted when George Washington intervened with the officers and persuaded them to adopt amoderate approach This story had promise This novel takes place during the events of the Newburgh Conspiracy, a lesser known event in American history In 1783, during the waning days of the Revolutionary War, before a treaty had been signed but after most fighting was over, a group of American officers plotted what would have amounted to a military coup to convince Congress to pay them A crisis was averted when George Washington intervened with the officers and persuaded them to adopt amoderate approach This story had promise The history of these events is a little murky, but there is no doubt that American history would have taken a decidedly different turn if Washington had assumed power backed by the army, especially when the affairs of the country were in such a tenuous state The mood of the army was such that he probably could have done so There is certainly ...Actually, I m not finished But I ve decided to quit This was a Kindle first book for June and I thought I d give it a try It s just not my cup of tea I like historical fiction, but this readslike a term paper albeit with a fictional narrator Where s the plot Where s the character development Why does Josiah speak like a modern day guy His language clashes from with the texts from the day and it s kind of jarring.I did enjoy the little notes about life in 18th century America There Actually, I m not finished But I ve decided to quit This was a Kindle first book for June and I thought I d give it a try It s just not my cup of tea I like historical fiction, but this readslike a term paper albeit with a fictional narrator Where s the plot Where s the character development Why does Josiah speak like a modern day guy His language clashes from with the texts from the day and it s kind of jarring.I did enjoy the little notes about life in 18th century America There was some good stuff about Washington and who he was as a man But it was presented in a fairly dry way, rather than through anecdotes and stories As for the other characters, they were also explained with what would beformal, academic language rather than allowing us, the readers, to get to know them personally Even Josiah at least through the first 23% is a bit of a cipher We know he s a Quaker, he ha...I found this book remarkable and vibrant in some aspects and disappointing in others The central story concerning Washington s response to a potential mutiny against Congress, not him in 1783 after Yorktown was interesting but not well portrayed and in the end not at all dramatic Many other scenes, going back in time to cover major points in Washington s history, were brilliant and moving, although some seemed overlong Overall, it was well worth reading.The relevance of this book, and Was I found this book remarkable and vibrant in some aspects and disappointing in others The central story concerning Washington s response to a potential mutiny against Congress, not him in 1783 after Yorktown was interesting but not well portrayed and in the end not at all dramatic Many other scenes, going back in time to cover major points in Washington s history, were brilliant and moving, although some seemed overlong Overall, it was well worth ...This is Miller s first novel I m giving it 5 stars because of the accuracy of the book While a novel, it still reads in places like a history book I didn t mind that, but others might.Setting is one week in March, 1783 known as the Newburgh Conspiracy Although it is an entire week of Washington s life, Miller sheds light on other events of the Revolutionary War While Washington wanted praise and loyalty from men, he did not want to be king Some were chanting exchanging one George king of This is Miller s first novel I m giving it 5 stars because of the accuracy of the book While a novel, it still reads in places like a history book I didn t mind that, but others might.Setting is one week in March, 1783 known as the Newburgh Conspiracy Although it is an entire week of Washington s life, Miller she...King George Washington This novel, regarding an opportunity for our first elected President, prior to ascending to that high office, had opportunity and righteous justification to name himself king of the United States Thankfully, he declined that opportunity and enabled the new nation of the United States to be free of the tyranny that was the standard for Europe in the late 17th and early 18th centuries A must read for anyone wanting to have a comprehensive understanding and appreciation King George Washington This novel, regarding an opportunity for our first elected President, prior to ascending to that high office, had opportunity and righteous justification to name himself king of the United States Thankfully, he declined that opportunity and enabled the new nation of the United States to be free of the tyranny that was the standard fo...Really good book on an interesting bit of history One of my ancestors was actually part of one of mutinies mentioned later I never knew it until I did some very in depth genealogy research.Yes, things could have gone a different way pretty easily.Great read3.5 stars An interesting take on a lesser known event in American history from Washington s aid Jessiah Gives a little peek into what kind of man Washington was in his prime outside the famous portraits usually depicted in his...I don t understand why the epilogue and appendix were longer than the actual book itself I felt like he should have just written a non fiction account of the events instead of a story and then explain how the story was accurate Still an interesting subject so for that it was 3 stars.This is primarily well researched history, with the use of a fictional aide to General George Washington during the Revolutionary War to carry the story The climactic event is a threatened mutiny at Newburgh, New York Many highly respected leaders had begged GW to take power and straighten out all the political nonsense of the Congress The author s thesis is that GW had to have been tempted to become King, but resisted the temptation and inspired the troops with his own love of freedom and in This is primarily well researched history, with the use of a fictional aide to General George Washington during the Revolutionary War to carry the story The climactic event is a threatened mutiny at Newburgh, New York Many highly respected leaders had begged GW to take power and straighten out all the political nonsense of the Congress The author s thesis is that GW had to have been tempted to become King, but resisted the temptat...The book sparked my interest It had some dry moments but the point of view it was told was from one of Washington s aids It was a fictional aid It backed up from other research Washington was a man that could have easily been made King but he was also ...

03 July 2018

John Ripin Miller