Jonathan Yardley
"Further evidence of the depth and breadth of [Morgan's] research, the nimbleness of his mind, and his willingness to dissent from received wisdom."
Wall Street Journal - Bret Stephens
"About [Harvard's Perry] Miller, an authority on early America, Mr. Morgan writes that his 'distinction lay in an extraordinary ability to discover order where others saw chaos, and to express his deepest insights without uttering them, by tracing unsuspected patterns in the raw materials of the past.' The same might be said about Mr. Morgan, whose virtues as a historian are testified to in this wise, humane and beautifully written book."
Chicago Tribune - Kirk Davis Swinehart
"The book is vintage Morgan, and it showcases the trademark range and depth for which he is celebrated. From the Salem witch trials to the Constitution, Morgan shines whatever the century or topic....As so many times before, Morgan proves himself one of our deftest thinkers about race—what he once called 'the American paradox, the marriage of slavery and freedom.' But then, Morgan has always found himself ahead of his time."
History News Network - Jim Cullen
"Whether in gentle praise or cutting criticism, Morgan’s utter immersion in the world of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries is so palpable as to be a gift to those who experience it through him....you owe it to yourself to read American Heroes and remember the pure pleasure great history by a consummate artist affords."
Philadelphia Inquirer - David Waldstreicher
"There is something here for everyone with even a passing interest in a past that remains, somehow, present."
