Joanne's Reviews > Defiant Brides: The Untold Story of Two Revolutionary-Era Women and the Radical Men They Married

A duel biography of Lucy Flucker Knox and Margaret “Peggy” Shippen, teenage brides of Revolutionary men.

The first 1/3 of the book introduces the women and their future husbands, and then tells the story of their lives with Henry Knox and Benedict Arnold. I started enjoying the book more when we entered life after the American Revolution. There were a lot tidbits here, about both families, that I had not read before. However, like in the other book I read by Rubin, the information on the women is not as in depth as I would have liked. As I said in that review, women were not considered important enough at the time for their diaries and writings to be preserved.

A decent account of an era that is very interesting for me. I do doubt I will read another Rubin book. Although her writing and storytelling is ok, therein lies the problem, for me. Haven't the desire to read "just OK" books at this stage of my reading life.

Recommended as a good introduction for those just beginning to explore The American Revolution