Todd W. Braisted

Rather than trying to describe what the book is about, which isn't all that easy, I will link to the Amazon book page which has a good description. I thought that the author accomplished what he sought to achieve with the book, the use of primary sources including a number of quotes was enjoyable without bogging down the work. He included enough background of the other events of 1778 to put the Grand Forage into perspective. Overall it was a good effort, although it was somewhat spoiled by the complete lack of useful maps. There are some period maps included as illustrations, but they are worthless for following the action. Unless you are fairly familiar with northern New Jersey, southern New York and western Connecticut you'll probably need Google maps or a good atlas.… (more)