For the next few days, I am putting down A Patriot’s History of America in order to read Sean Hannity’s new book, Conservative Victory: Defeating Obama’s Radical Agenda, which went on sale 
today! I’m only a few pages into it, but it is truly an attention grabber! I’ve been a staunch critic of Obama’s, but this book has already made me wish that we had a different president more than before.
Click the picture, buy the book and enjoy! I will have a full review by this weekend!
Sadly, I’m a little behind in this textbook-size history book. My Nook encountered some problems last weekend, so I was forced to wait all week for Barnes and Noble to send me a replacement. I will say, that they are very helpful if you have any problems with the Nook!
Last weekend, my family took a last-minute Saturday trip to Washington D.C. to attend the Tea Party rally I had been toying with the idea all week, but decided that even if we were only three people in the crowd of thousands, at least we can tell our children and grandchildren we tried to stop the passage of the healthcare bill. It saddens me that my son’s generation and future generations will be forced to pay the debt that we as a society have accrued.
I would like to add that the people I saw at the rally were everyday Americans. I spoke to a Vietnam vet. who offered my family food and water. He said that “we’re all family at these functions.” I NEVER saw any of the racist acts that have been highly publicized in the media. In fact, people sang patriotic songs together and talk openly about our great nation.
Much of what I have read so far has focused on the discovery and exploration of the New World as well as the inception of the principles upon which our nation was founded. While I did learn some of this information during my formal education, there were some interesting facts that stood out to me
- The Mayflower Contract established some of our very basic founding principles.
- Prior to the mid 1700’s, newborn babies were not named until they reached the age of 2 or 3, due to the high rate of mortality. For the first years of their life, infants were often referred to as “it” or “our little visitor.”
- George Washington was a very disciplined General but had an emotional side, which was reserved for those close to him. To keep his troops from breaking ranks, he often kept sharpshooters in the rear of his lines, who would shoot those soldiers who stepped out of line.
One aspect about our founding fathers that has been distorted in young-people’s minds is that our founding fathers were just a bunch of rich, white, slaver owners. While many of them did own slaves, they often considered it a “necessary evil” of the time and wrote the constitution in a way that would allow for the abolishment of slavery. Our founders treated their slaves well. In fact, George Washington freed his slaves upon his death.
These are just a few of the many interesting facts that I’ve learned from reading A Patriot’s History of the United States. I plan to catch up on more of the book this weekend, since I missed some during the week.
Check the book out, if you’re interested in learning some historical information you may not have learned in school! Even if you did learn some of it before, it’s a nice refresher in these uncertain times.
The next book that I will be reviewing is the recently popular A Patriot’s History of the United States. I have heard excellent things about this very informative book about the history of our great nation. However, it is 944 pages (3500 on my Nook), so I will be
reviewing it in a few blogs, and next give a final review of what I thought overall.
Thank you for your interest in the books I have been reviewing! A few of you have checked out the books via the links that I have provided. If you haven’t done so, I recommend doing so.
If you have a Kindle, please let me know. I may start providing links to both Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Have a great week!
Think back to your days as an American History student. There was one thing that has always stood out from my classes in high school and college; President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was an important Presidential figure, if not the best President this country has ever elected. Name your top 5 favorite Presidents. FDR will probably fall somewhere in your list, unless you have truly analyzed his policies and how they have affected the United States.
Three event that I have always associated with FDR's presidency are the Great Depression, The New Deal, and World War II. FDR was always credited by my History teachers as being the man who implemented the New Deal, which got the nation out of the Great Depression. This false-truth is far from accurate. The New Deal 
actually exasperated the depression. Furthermore, many of the New Deal's programs adversely affected the the lower and middle-classes; the people who were intended to be helped by these policies.
Many American citizens look at some of the legislation that Barack Obama is pushing through congress, and think that we are in deep trouble. I couldn't agree with you more, but some of the programs that Roosevelt put into place were not only unpopular, but some were deemed unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, after implementation.
Think about the entitlement programs of the New Deal, like Social Security. Roosevelt was the first President who pushed to the American people that they were "entitled" to something from the Government. This "entitlement" attitude has persisted since his presidency, and many would argue has become worse.
During one of Roosevelt's campaigns, utilizing his public works program, he had 300,000 workers hired just before the election. Once he was voted into office, those 300,000 public workers were let go. Roosevelt used government funds, not to help citizens in the long run, but to stay in power as long as possible. By targeting key swing states, Roosevelt was able to direct federal dollars to that state. Even in traditionally Republican states, Roosevelt won re-election. However, after Roosevelt's death, the US Congress put term limits on the President... I guess Roosevelt wasn't really as popular as the textbooks make him out to have been.
Now assimilate this trend from the late thirties and forties to the present day...The public are tired of the excessive spending of the Washington bureaucrats - by Democrats AND Republicans. This Fall it will not matter where federal dollars are directed to helping in the re-election of some incumbents. The people are angry tired of Washington games.
I highly recommend reading New Deal or Raw Deal. This book is a careful analysis of the Keynesian policies of the New Deal and the reason those policies have always failed. I give this book 5 BIG stars! Please click here purchase the book at Barnes and Noble or on the above picture!
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