I worry that I like this so much just b/c it hits on my confirmation bias so hard, but still, I‘d recommend it.
I worry that I like this so much just b/c it hits on my confirmation bias so hard, but still, I‘d recommend it.
Should be required reading. Tremendous detail and analysis.
I picked these two books up from the bargain rack. I thought it was a pretty good find.
I'm a fan of Revolutionary America era historian Joseph Ellis. This time he tackles the framers of the Constitution and Bill of Rights in his eminently readable way!
Wasn't kidding.
Part of my deal is that I'm teaching US History this year and deepening my understanding as I go is helping me enjoy it more. And of course the more I know about an era and personalities the easier and more engaging the reading becomes. But mostly these are fascinating times and people and implications, and I have an emphatic gesture for the high school curriculum that's sucked the life from it for 200+ years.
Wasn't kidding.
Part of my deal is that I'm teaching US History this year and deepening my understanding as I go is helping me enjoy it more. And of course the more I know about an era and personalities the easier and more engaging the reading becomes. But mostly these are fascinating times and people and implications, and I have an emphatic gesture for the high school curriculum that's sucked the life from it for 200+ years.