Spirit of America: Words of Advice from the Founders in Stories, Letters, Poems, and Speeches

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Summary: The founders, in their own words
Review: Bennett has combed the letters, papers, speeches, etc. of America's founders and collected them in a manageable form. This collection provides considerable insight into the founders' thought process.

Washington, Jefferson, Adams, Rush, Franklin, Hamilton: they're all here and more. Learn what they thought about one another. Find out how they really felt about freedom of religion, the right to bear arms, free speech, slavery, and political institutions. Gain respect and appreciation for the original values on which America was founded.

Bennett often interjects his editorial among the original documents. Sometimes this is helpful, sometimes not.

You should know this book has a conservative tone. It is for historians to decide whether this tone is Bennett's bias or the founders' attitudes.

If you want to understand for yourself why America was framed as it was, get it from the horses' mouths.

Rating:
Summary: The founders, in their own words
Review: Bennett has combed the letters, papers, speeches, etc. of America's founders and collected them in a manageable form. This collection provides considerable insight into the founders' thought process.

Washington, Jefferson, Adams, Rush, Franklin, Hamilton: they're all here and more. Learn what they thought about one another. Find out how they really felt about freedom of religion, the right to bear arms, free speech, slavery, and political institutions. Gain respect and appreciation for the original values on which America was founded.

Bennett often interjects his editorial among the original documents. Sometimes this is helpful, sometimes not.

You should know this book has a conservative tone. It is for historians to decide whether this tone is Bennett's bias or the founders' attitudes.

If you want to understand for yourself why America was framed as it was, get it from the horses' mouths.