The Harder the Conflict is an adventure story for readers in the 5th to 9th grades. It is about a young boy; Jimmy Stiles; and the challenges he meets during the Revolutionary War. The story begins in the summer of 1776 when he is twelve years old and ends with his participation in the Battle of Yorktown. Along the way the reader will learn about George Washington; Alexander Hamilton; Lafayette; Nathaniel Greene; Benedict Arnold and many other luminaries of the period. Upon completion of the book the reader should have a well-grounded understnding of the War.
#429649 in Books 2015-07-01PDF # 10 12.76 x 8.98 x 10.63l; 12.83 #File Name: 0143424785
Review
1 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Imperialism13Perfect compilation13 of 18 people found the following review helpful. Accurate to the Critical Edition but not an easy read.By Shaun DischI am thoroughly enjoying this read; but it is slow going. It is accurate to the Critical Edition which is good for scholars possibly; but it is not fluid or beautiful to read. For example; Arjuna and every other character has an abundance of names; so throughout the text Bibek has the alternate name in the text with a footnote telling you that the character you have never heard of before is.....Arjuna. Again; and again; and again. For every character. Couldn't he have just put Arjuna; Indra; Bhishma etc in for us so we can just read the text without looking at the bottom of the page constantly? I really wanted to read the complete text; and I believe this is the best version for that at the moment in modern English (2015); but once I finish this monster I will sell it and get Ramesh Menon's version since I just got his version of the Bhagavata Purana and it is very enjoyable to read and the physical presentation is beautiful so the whole experience is warm and magical to me. Bibek is an economist so it makes sense that this is a perfectly accurate; yet cold and heartless translation. The stories themselves shine through but you have to polish it with your imagination.3 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Easy to readBy HaranThe one and only longest epic in the world; an epic which is relevant to all nations; religions and time. Easy to read. I am very happy.
