Revolutionary Characters: What Made the Founders Different
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781594200939 (1594200939)
Publish date: May 18th 2006
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 336
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Biography,
History,
Academic,
Literature,
American,
Politics,
American History,
Biography Memoir,
United States,
Grad School
I enjoyed listening to these essays during my daily commute. I learned many things about my American history and heritage. It also inspired me to read some of Thomas Paine's works. I think I have also found a way to get more non-fiction into my reading diet. It's definitely more enjoyable to lis...
Gordon offers a chapter each to a slew of household names from the time of the Revolution. It is like getting to read a very well-informed mini-biography on each. One thing I found was that the turmoil of the post revolutionary period left me in a bit of a daze. There was not only considerable dive...