Praise for Boston, 1776

“Lively and meticulously researched . . . distinguished by literary vibrancy and historical insight. . . . Evocative and direct, blending scholarly precision with active storytelling. . . . Inviting readers to experience Boston’s dramatic events and everyday life alongside its famous and unsung residents. . . . An innovative and highly usable design. . . . Candid coverage of social class and controversial topics. . . . Original, stylish, expertly illustrated.”
—Library Journal (Starred Review)

“A comprehensive Rick Steves-like travel guide—with its own wicked sense of place. . . . Explores the rowdy taverns, famous assembly halls, secret meeting places, bookshops, brothels, and scenes of disease, destruction, and rebirth. . . . Whigs and Tories, smugglers and insurgents, agitators and clergy, as well as citizen soldiers, and . . . key battles and setbacks. . . . Three books’ worth of facts, reflections, and anecdotes . . . street maps, period engravings, and other artwork. . . . A lively, immersive sojourn.”
—Kirkus Reviews

“A unique and innovative history lesson told in an accessible, believable, and authentic voice. J. D. Dickey’s ‘rogue tour of Revolution City’ is a tour de force: gritty, genuine, and cinematic. What a cast of scoundrels and scalawags! What a revolutionary, raucous ride!”
—Buddy Levy, bestselling author of Realm of Ice and Sky: Triumph, Tragedy and History’s Greatest Arctic Rescue

“Bringing to vivid life the legendary John and Samuel Adams, Crispus Attucks, John Hancock, William Howe, Thomas Hutchinson, and Paul Revere along with lesser known but equally dynamic personalities, Boston, 1776 is fresh, engaging, comprehensive, and, most important of all, historically accurate.”
—Samuel Marquis, award-winning and bestselling author of Captain Kidd: A True Story of Treasure and Betrayal and Empire and Frontier

“J. D. Dickey has brought the eighteenth century back to life in vivid detail. Thoughtful, relevant, and thoroughly researched, this is the perfect book to commemorate the Revolution’s 250th anniversary.”  
—Brady J. Crytzer, author of The National Road: George Washington and America’s First Highway West and The Whiskey Rebellion

Praise for Rising in Flames

“A page-turning and highly original account, one of the best . . . ‘Sherman’s March’ books. . . . Absolutely spellbinding.”
—Wall Street Journal

“This superlative, impeccably researched account of Sherman’s march through Georgia in 1864–1865 brings to life Civil War history through personal accounts and vivid descriptions of military strategy. Dickey tells the story of Sherman’s march unforgettably, with power on every page.”
—Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

For American Demagogue

“Dickey’s book contemplates the curious tendency of populism to veer off in radical directions that its originators . . . do not intend. A sprightly, engaging narrative.”
—Wall Street Journal

“Dickey tells us in graceful prose how 18th century American evangelists held their audiences spellbound—the same techniques employed by one demagogue after another. Masterful.”
—The New York Review of Books

 

Praise for Empire of Mud:

“[A] bracing and graceful read. . . . If you can stomach how our beautiful, vexed city became a cat toy for national politicians and an ongoing rebuke of democracy, this is as good a place as any to start.”
—Washington Post

“[An] eye-opening, in-depth look at the history of America’s capital city in the 19th century. . . . [F]lowing style and knowledgeable approach.”
—Publishers Weekly

 

Praise for Republic of Violence

“A new history of the 1830s anti-slavery movement and the unprecedented violence with which it was met. . . . A fascinating look at a slice of history that may be unfamiliar to many general readers.”
—Kirkus Reviews

“Meticulously revisits one of the ugliest times in American history, when violence was commonplace during the early days of the abolition movement. . . . Dickey’s fascinating history reminds readers how crucial social movements take extreme courage, persistence, and adaptability.”
—Booklist