In the Midst of a Revolution David Freeman Hawke 9781258245924 Books
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In the Midst of a Revolution David Freeman Hawke 9781258245924 Books
.I love this old book by David Hawke and wonder if it inspired Peter Stone to write the classic American musical "1776?"
Perhaps we will never know the answer to that question, but the timing is right. This book and the musical fit hand in glove, with one reinforcing the other.
"In the Midst of a Revolution" and "1776" are a glorious pairing as the book gives added depth and detail to the story while the theatrical productions brings this same story to life.
In this carefully footnoted book, David Hawkes tells the story of the Continental Congress's long hot summer debates, full of stalemates, squabbling, lobbying and stubbornness, which culminated in two civic texts, (1) the Declaration of Independence, which is the story of "1776" and (2) the Constitution of 1776, a document that never really got off the ground and is not included in the play.
Hawke shows us peaceful, pleasant, prosperous Philadelphia complacently sitting midway between war torn New England and Virginia, slowly waking up to the British blockade in its own harbor, slowly realizing that war was real and that maybe, possibly, John Adams was right.
Hawkes' description of the first Independence day and evening celebration is glorious, with bells ringing all day and all night, parades and gun salutes, culminating in an evening bonfire that quickly consumed the Kings' Arms.
Perfect 4th of July reading!
Kim Burdick
Stanton, Delaware
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In the Midst of a Revolution David Freeman Hawke 9781258245924 Books Reviews
This book is indispensable for any student of American History. I read it last year and thought it so interesting that I read it again this week. If you have not yet read Dr. Gary North's "Political Polytheism," then I recommend that you read "In the Midst of a Revolution" first. David Hawke's work details the microcosmic legal and covenantal revolution at the colonial level (Pennsylvania) that Dr. North details at the macrocosmic, federal level, which also occurred in Pennsylvania. Whether you hold to a high view of the U.S. Constitution or not, you should not ignore these two books. The parallels between what went on in the narration of this book and the secret discussions and outworkings of the Constitutional Convention are staggering. Consider a few similarities both conventions were held in secret, both new governments were founded upon the "authority of the people," both rejected Trinitarian oaths for civil office, and both circumvented the existing legal civil government in founding the new. There was even a proto-Madison named James Cannon who was, like Madison, passionately against Trinitarian oaths (and he also got his way). I highly recommend it, as did Rushdoony, and I agree with North that the elimination of the Trinitarian oath for service in the federal civil government is the key to understanding our current situation (besides the failure of the church to preach the whole counsel of God). The quote of the book is this statement by prophet Christopher Marshall "Farewell Christianity when Turks, Jews, infidels, and what is worse Deists and Atheists are to make laws for our State" (Hawke, 193).
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I love this old book by David Hawke and wonder if it inspired Peter Stone to write the classic American musical "1776?"
Perhaps we will never know the answer to that question, but the timing is right. This book and the musical fit hand in glove, with one reinforcing the other.
"In the Midst of a Revolution" and "1776" are a glorious pairing as the book gives added depth and detail to the story while the theatrical productions brings this same story to life.
In this carefully footnoted book, David Hawkes tells the story of the Continental Congress's long hot summer debates, full of stalemates, squabbling, lobbying and stubbornness, which culminated in two civic texts, (1) the Declaration of Independence, which is the story of "1776" and (2) the Constitution of 1776, a document that never really got off the ground and is not included in the play.
Hawke shows us peaceful, pleasant, prosperous Philadelphia complacently sitting midway between war torn New England and Virginia, slowly waking up to the British blockade in its own harbor, slowly realizing that war was real and that maybe, possibly, John Adams was right.
Hawkes' description of the first Independence day and evening celebration is glorious, with bells ringing all day and all night, parades and gun salutes, culminating in an evening bonfire that quickly consumed the Kings' Arms.
Perfect 4th of July reading!
Kim Burdick
Stanton, Delaware
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