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Re: I Am, As of Today, Thoroughly Enthralled With American History

Mark Harris — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 03:08:51 -0000

So, you've been waving the 2nd amendment round without actually knowing how and why it came to be, huh? (J/K)

Read Gore Vidal's essays as well. He examines a lot of 'commonly held beliefs" over the last 50 or so years and the historical background to them.

Re: I Am, As of Today, Thoroughly Enthralled With American History

Brooks Garrett — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:37:40 -0000

Thanks for the link!

Re: I Am, As of Today, Thoroughly Enthralled With American History

Maxo — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:38:10 -0000

You absolutely mus read The People's History of the United States. I really just cannot stress how important reading this book is to understanding US history as of the introduction of the Europeans.

Re: I Am, As of Today, Thoroughly Enthralled With American History

ncloud — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:34:40 -0000

Daniel that's an awesome endeavor! I would recommend "The Making of America" by W. Cleon Skousen -- it's a clause-by-clause exposition of the Constitution with in-depth quotes from the founding fathers. I would also recommend "The Founders' Constitution", a 6-volume set you can get on Amazon (for pretty cheap actually) that contains a ton of good source material.

Re: I Am, As of Today, Thoroughly Enthralled With American History

Jon Robinson — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:14:06 -0000

nice. don't forget the anti-federalists. the guys that thought the constitution created a leviathan. http://mises.org/story/2335

Re: I Am, As of Today, Thoroughly Enthralled With American History

Tony — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:25:48 -0000

This is something I would like to study in depth as well. I started reading the Federalist Papers a couple years ago, but left off reading them. I'll have to begin again because they were very enlightening.

I can, however, recommend 1776 by David McCullough. It is well regarded and made me appreciate the struggle of the revolutionary war much more. Audible has a good unabridged version read by the author.