“Zambone establishes himself as a gifted popular historian with this nuanced and engrossing look at the life of the soldier and colonial politician Daniel Morgan. . . . The result—a look at a consequential but now-obscure figure who came from as Zambone puts it, “the often-silent ranks of the colonial poor”—will fascinate readers.”—Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
“Zambone tells an insightful and vivid story of a worthy man—a true hero. Daniel Morgan is highly recommended.”—Journal of America’s Military Past
“Mr. Zambone tells Morgan’s story with gusto and wit. . . . Morgan succeeded with those unproven troops at Cowpens, Mr. Zambone writes, “not because he trusted militia as a group but because he believed in them as individuals.” There’s something peculiarly American about that, and it might say a great deal about whey we won the war and the British lost.”—The Wall Street Journal
“Zambone has done an excellent job re-creating Morgan’s life. This well-documented account offers a very readable, modern reappraisal of Morgan, the first significant treatment of this key Revolutionary figure since Don Higginbotham’s Daniel Morgan: Revolutionary Rifleman and North Callahan’s Daniel Morgan: Ranger of the Revolution (both, 1961).”—Choice