CONRAD EDICK WRIGHT is Ford Editor of Publications at the Massachusetts Historical Society.
"In this rich, detailed, and compelling new book, Conrad Edick Wright breathes life into a group of men educated at Harvard and tempered by the American Revolution. While he tells his tale like a novelist embracing a cast of fascinating characters, he also provides us with a new understanding of the college, of its place in eighteenth century society, and of the society itself, from which emerged the men who made America. A book for the serious historian and the general reader, too."--William Martin, author of Citizen Washington and Harvard Yard "I can think of no volume in early American studies that moves so fluently and so knowledgeably between the actions of individuals and the broader experiences of a group. . . . This book is a pleasure to read."--Steven C. Bullock, author of Revolutionary Brotherhood: Freemasonry and the Transformation of the American Social Order, 1730-1840 "A beautifully written, historically significant book. . . . It contains wonderful stories of real human beings who succeeded and suffered, whose tales bring history alive. . . . There is no other book that so graphically traces the transformation of the Revolution on the lives of real people. . . . Revolutionary Generation is a masterful addition to the literature."--William Pencak, author of Riot and Revelry in Early America "Wright has met the challenge by combining life-cycle and life-course approaches to tell the story of the cohort of young men who composed Harvard's entering classes of 1771-1774, those who experienced eastern Massachusetts' involvement in the American Revolution."--American Historical Review "The book's thesis is clearly and eloquently presented."--Register of the Kentucky Historical Society
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