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Title: The Meaning of Independence: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington by Edmund Sears Morgan ISBN: 0-393-00896-7 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: September, 1978 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A marvelous little collection of lectures
Comment: Edmund Morgan is perhaps the most readable American colonial historian. Best known for his books on the Puritans and colonial slavery, Morgan here presents three lectures on what three founding fathers thought about independence. George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson are three very complicated individuals, and no short lecture is going to completely explicate their ideas. But Morgan brings his typical verve and clarity to the subject, and speaking as a AP history teacher, I found them to be well worth my time.
Rating: 4
Summary: Wonderful
Comment: This is a truly fascinating and engaging work. The meaning of indepence from Great Britain is much more profound that one would think on first thought. With this idea in mind, Morgan penetrates to the fundamental ideas and characters of each three men. For both Washington and Adams, I must say that he is right on target. His account of Jefferson is also good, although I cannot help but wonder why Morgan spends some much time and space castigating the man for what he views to be his short-comings. Regardless of the actual merit of his criticisms, he clearly strays rather far from the subject of the work. Nevertheless, the piece as a whole is gem.
Rating: 5
Summary: Fascinating for both serious and casual readers
Comment: I first encountered Morgan's wonderful book in a college history class (thanks, Dr. Bourdon!), but this is no dry academic tome (personally, I think that there is no reason an academic book has to be dry, anyway). The book's three essays--one each on the named presidents and their points of view on the struggle that produced this nation--are both insightful and pleasurable reading. For the casual reader, there is Morgan's gift for anecdote. His description of the personality conflict between Adams and Benjamin Franklin is hilarious, as is Adams' timeless description of the tedium of legislatures (some things really do never change!). That said, there is also serious analysis of these three men, and what each contributed, thought, and said, written with a critcal but respectful tone. It's hard to say which essay is the best, but those who despise Thomas Jefferson for hypocrisy should certainly read his section, and learn about his genuine, if tempered, idealism--a trait we could use more of in the 1990's. This is an excellent choice for anyone who wants to broaden and deepen his or her knowledge of the origins of this country.
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Title: The Long, Bitter Trail: Andrew Jackson and the Indians (Critical Issue) by Anthony F. C. Wallace, Eric Foner ISBN: 0809015528 Publisher: Hill & Wang Pub Pub. Date: August, 1993 List Price(USD): $11.00 |
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Title: Ragged Dick Or, Street Life in New York With the Boot-Blacks by Horatio, Jr. Alger, Alan Trachtenberg ISBN: 0451524802 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: September, 1990 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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Title: Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream by Doris Kearns Goodwin ISBN: 0312060270 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: July, 1991 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Inventing the American Woman: An Inclusive History: Since 1877 by Glenda Riley ISBN: 0882959581 Publisher: Harlan Davidson Pub. Date: January, 2001 List Price(USD): $20.95 |
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Title: The Big Wander by Will Hobbs ISBN: 0380721406 Publisher: HarperTrophy Pub. Date: 01 July, 1994 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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