Book report on the book: American Revolution, 1700-1800 / Joy Masoff

I am looking for more than just a summary in this book report. You will need to do a bit of research into the book and do some critical thinking.

The following is what I’m looking for:

1. A (brief) summary of the book.

2. A statement of the book’s thesis (what it’s trying to prove).

3. Research into the author – does he have any biases (is he a Jewish man writing about the Holocaust? A southerner writing about Reconstruction?) What other works has he written? Where did he go to school?

4. Broad themes in the book – is the book focused on economic history or social history, for example. What time period was the book written in, and does it have any effect on the book? Is it realistic or idealistic?

5. Does the book reinforce what you’ve learned, or is it revisionist (that is, a new way of looking at an event)?

6. What types of sources did the author use? Do they appear to be primary or secondary? 

 This report should be 2-3 pages. All the usual format rules apply: no title page needed, 1 inch margins, standard 12 point font, give the pertinent info and then start your paper. I do require that you include the bibliographic information on the book somewhere in your paper; it can either be at the beginning before you start or at the end. Simple parenthetical referencing will suffice if needed.