This book started off a bit slow. There was a lot of different characters/actors that the reader needed to become acquainted with.
However, its a fascinating look at how the Royal governor, Dunmore, tried to stop the American Revolutionary War, and what ultimately he did to flame the fires of independence.

I learned alot about the Revolutionary war in Virginia, the burning of Norfolk and the taking of the free press.

The majority of the book was exploring how the British tried to get black slaves to come to their side with promises of Freedom. And they got a great many of them to come over.

However, the budding Americans hated this and thought that their "property" was being 'wooed" by the British and as such this was intolerable.

I learned about the battle for the Great Bridge and the correspondence of Dunmore back to England, who was basically left alone to navigate how to proceed .

This was a great, informative book that is for anyone who wants to learn more about the Revolutionary War in Virginia.