Conceived in Liberty
A comedic, timeless romp through American history

It's one thing to read about the horrific conditions at Valley Forge, but when read through a soldiers eyes, it puts a whole new meaning on the sacrifices and suffering the patriots endured. Should be required reading for everyone who takes for granted those sacrifices that were made so we could liv......more

For quite a while now “Conceived in Liberty” by Murray Rothbard has been on my list and so I decided, rather than keep looking at it on that list, I should just order a copy and start reading. I thought I did that but it turns out I didn’t look very closely at what I was ordering and got a copy of “......more

Howard Fast's portrayal of life in the Continental Army for one horribly cold winter at Valley Forge was brilliant. The men suffered physically from the weather, living conditions, lack of food, proper clothing and emotional distress. They had not seen the enemy since Bunker Hill and were losing sig......more

A honestly and truly brilliant book. Once I finished the book for fun I went a reread the first 10 pages, seeing all off the characters back together and it was honestly crazy seeing how it all panned out. I used to think that valley forge was at the very least better than dying, but this book has ch......more

A probably realistic portrayal of Valley Forge and life in a Revolutionary War camp that winter. Bleak, harsh, difficult. Old school, male-oriented historical fiction.......more