This spectacularly inspiring story of our founding, as dark and complex as it is, has — I think, I hope — the ability to add something to the conversation right now that is unifying.” [1] Ken Burns Ken Burns is an American legend. Few documentarians have attracted such attention and acclaim, with his series TheContinue reading “Review: Ken Burns’ American Revolution”
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Examining the American Revolution
In honor of Independence Day, I wanted to share several recommendations from books I have read on early American history. Some are military histories of the American Revolution, others discuss politics in the era of the Founding Fathers, and still others focus on colonial society. I tried to limit the books to the era ofContinue reading “Examining the American Revolution”
Andrew J. Bramlett 