Daniel Grimes writes:
    Real history
    Stories of men and women who changed the world

My latest book, The Long Road to Revolution, is the story of the pivotal events in 

colonial America leading to the outbreak of the American Revolution. This book includes 

well-known events, such as the Stamp Act, the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, 

and the first shots at Lexington and Concord. Other tea parties, incidents of tarring 

and feathering, and rioting are described. Rivalries between the colonial powers--England, 

France, and Spain--and the consequences for the American colonists are detailed. 

In addition, the impact of pirates such as Blackbeard in the early 1700s is discussed. 

There is also a wealth of information about the Indians during this time period. This 

book covers many famous American patriots such as Samuel Adams, Thomas Jefferson, 

Patrick Henry, Alexander Hamilton, Benjamin Franklin, and George Washington. It also 

includes the viewpoints of the Loyalists or Tories and the British soldiers stationed in 

the colonies. 

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Did you know that German Hessians were more than a quarter 
of the troops sent by the British to fight in America, that most of 
them were not mercenaries, and that many stayed in America after 
the war? The Hessians and the American Revolution, available as an 
ebook, describes all of that as well as the major battles that the Hessians 
participated in and their important role in the Revolutionary War.  Fascinating 
facts about the Hessians and those they were involved with are highlighted. 
There are individual stories about many of the Hessians and what happened 
to them after the war.  The impact of these troops on American culture is discussed.
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Another ebook by Daniel Grimes is Braddock's Defeat: George Washington
and the French and Indian War. 
This is the story of one of the biggest Indian victories in the history of North America. 
The French and many different Indian tribes decisively defeated a much larger British 
army led by General Edward Braddock in 1755 in western Pennsylvania, during the 
French and Indian War. Among the British ranks was a young officer from Virginia 
named George Washington. In this war Washington gained valuable military 
experience, which would later enable him to become commander-in-chief of the 
American army against England in the Revolutionary War. Famous people such as 
George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Gage, and Daniel Boone--all involved 
with the Braddock Expedition--would be changed forever and would distinguish 
themselves further in the decades to come. 
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The newest ebook is The Irish Who Fought for Mexico: The San Patricio 
Battalion in the Mexican-American War.
During the Mexican-American War, when the United States wanted to expand, 
hundreds of Irish and other immigrant soldiers decided to fight on the Mexican side.  
Known as the San Patricio Battalion, they fought in the important battles of 
Monterrey, Buena Vista, Cerro Gordo, and Churubusco.  The San Patricios were 
among the fiercest and most determined soldiers in the Mexican Army, fully committed 
to their newly adopted country.  As a result, the San Patricios hold a highly respected 
place in Mexican history.  This is their story.
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