As I was scouting out books, I noticed there was a lot of awesome books about women in the American Revolution that could not be contained in one book list. This is a continuation of “5 Awesome Books about Women in the American Revolution.” Out of all of these authors, the only one I met […]
Last, but surely not least, I want to round out the 4th of July celebrations with some awesome women! However, most of these books are historical fiction. Don’t be too sad, my friends there is one nonfiction book among these women kicking butt and taking names historical fictions!
Story time! A few years ago, my family went to Monticello, Thomas Jefferson famous homestead. Since the trip if you mention his name to my mother, she will eloquently tell anyone she can about the Hemings family, and Jefferson’s pitfalls as a father. I’m sure she isn’t the only one. If you check out the […]
7 Kick-Ass Books about the Founding Mothers and their Daughters While the Founding Fathers are frequently celebrated on the 4th of July, I would like to take a portion of the day to celebrate the Founding Mothers and their daughters. For the most part, American culture tie these women to the men they were married […]
George Washington and John Adams have the distinctions of being America’s first and second President. No, Thomas Jefferson was not our second president. It was Mr. Adams. Though, I’m probably sure Jefferson and Adams quarreled over the matter like they did for everything else. Father George probably just stood there and sighed at them wrestling […]
Popular culture will often tell you to deify the Founding Fathers. Have you seen any statues or paintings depicting them recently? If not, check out the way George Washington is depicted in The Apotheosis of Washington. In the end, they were all normal men who did extraordinary things with their brief lives. Since America is America, […]
Ahh…America’s cool French teenage uncle, how many countries could say that? I’m sure very few countries can and that includes France. By the time of the French Revolution, America’s darling Lafayette was past his teenage years and imprisoned. The French didn’t seem to appreciate his uncle status like America did. Gilbert du Motier, just plain […]
When I was doing research for my book list about the Founding Mothers, I was surprised to learn that the list could have easily been “The Abigail Adams Show.” In order to give the other ladies, some screen time, I moved all of the Abigail Adams books to her own post. As the first woman […]
Aaron Burr is one of those few people in American history that has a bad rap. In his part of the Hamilton/Burr duel, he essentially ruined his political career. As a side effect, the duel has forever linked him to Hamilton. If he knew this, he probably would roll around in his grave, or curse […]