Reluctant Revolutionaries: New York City and the Road to Independence, 1763–1776 Joseph S. Tiedemann ★★★☆☆ Links: Buy this book Finished: 2011 More from this year: 2011 Next: P. T. Barnum – Life of P. T. Barnum, Written by Himself, Including his Golden Rules for Money-Making, Brought Up to 1888. Previous: Richard Archer – As If an Enemy’s Country: The British Occupation of Boston and the Origins of Revolution