books about: founding

books about: founding

books:

Founding

Thinking with Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Edit & Students (Design Briefs)

Ellen Lupton

Princeton Architectural Press, 2004

A solid book for type - with a twinge of humor
I like this book a great deal. The next time I have a chance to use this in a class (to teach) I will. There are lots of good examples, the language is clear, and it's not too ethereal or esoteric. I think it's a great introduction to typography and laid out very well.

The Revolution: A Manifesto

Ron Paul

Grand Central Publishing, 2008

"You say you want a revolution..."
Warning this book is the equivalent of waking from "The Matrix" (1999), and seeing the true nature of reality. From the prolog forward to the very end Ron Paul holds nothing back and for those few folk being introduced to this reality and how we have strayed from the ...

1776

David McCullough

Simon & Schuster, 2006

Remarkable Historical Account
To begin with, David McCullough is an America Treasure. After reading this novel it is easy to remember why McCullogh is a two time Pulitzer prize winner. This time out McCullough takes readers into the various battles led by General Washington in and around Boston ...

John Adams

David McCullough

Simon & Schuster, 2008

Page Turner
I absolutely loved this book! I enjoy reading history and biographies, but as anyone who does the same knows dry and dull writing can simply kill the experience. David McCullough is an amazing writer and honors his philosophy of making history interesting and turning ...

Common Sense, The Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings of Thomas Paine (Signet Classics)

Thomas Paine

Signet Classics, 2003

Freedom and Rights of man
I have read much on the history of our beautiful country and also of other countries as well. This book by Thomas Paine "COMMON SENSE AND THE RIGHTS OF MAN" is an extraordinary out line of how man should form his government and live in harmony with his fellow man ...

We the People: The Story of Our Constitution

Lynne Cheney

Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2008

The prefect gift
A friend recently introduced me to Lynne Cheney's books, and I think they're some of the best history books for kids that I've seen. "We the People" is no exception. Mrs. Cheney does a great job of telling the story of our Founding in both an interesting and ...

The Federalist Papers (Signet Classics)

Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, ...

Signet Classics, 2003

Why we are who we are.
You will not know American History without reading these papers. I am a history major and forget or never realized the importance of these papers. I know I never read them in college.

The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot

Naomi Wolf

Chelsea Green Publishing, 2007

Thinking is not a crime. Yet.
As a parent, as an activist, and as someone who is more than concerned with the way this country is heading, I felt this to be an important work to read; not only for myself, but for my children. We are living in a time where, if you do NOT assimilate to the ...

Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation

Joseph J. Ellis

Vintage, 2002

They all hung together, more or less
I thoroughly enjoyed this collection of tales about a number of the founding fathers, and their relations with each other. The opening vignette has to do with the Burr- Hamilton duel and in the course of this Ellis tells the personal history of each of the ...

A Foreign Policy of Freedom: Peace, Commerce, and Honest Friendship

Ron Paul

Foundation for Rational Economics and Educati, 2007

Foreign Policy Alternative based on History, Logic, and Reason
In A Foreign Policy of Freedom, Ron Paul presents his thoughts on foreign policy in a very logical manner substantiated by both reason and history. Paul provides a collection of his statements to congress over the last thirty years that will be eye opening as many of ...

Hand Job: A Catalog of Type

Michael Perry

Princeton Architectural Press, 2007

The best
I'm a little biased because i am in the book. but it really is something i pick up at least once a week and page through. pops off the shelf. Mike did an awesome job curating this book and all of us in it, owe him many thanks. plus, the title is simply classic.

Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation

Cokie Roberts

Harper Perennial, 2005

Founding Mothers
I recieved the book promptly. The book is in good condition. I am currently enjoying the book and it is alway nice to see history thru a woman's eyes. Thank You Cokie Roberts

Benjamin Franklin: An American Life

Walter Isaacson

Simon & Schuster, 2004

Excellent!!!
It is enlightening how the spectrum at which Benjamin Franklin's contributions to America can hardly be contained in one book. A glimpse into his common sense, wisdom, and morality are organized with precision and passion through Walter Isaacson's masterpiece. I now ...

Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy

Ian W. Toll

W. W. Norton, 2008

Great History lesson
The author did considerable research. Not only do we get a great history lesson but we get a story that keeps us involved. Wonderful reading.

Founding Faith: Providence, Politics, and the Birth of Religious Freedom in America

Steven Waldman

Random House, 2008

Fair and balanced, as were they
A couple things make this book exceptional. The first thing the reader will soon notice is Waldman's even handed portrayal of Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Henry, Franklin, et al. He is, however, no apologist, nor should he be. Yet, the reasons for the "grand ...