I am writing tonight from New York City where I am preparing for an early American history seminar (Teaching American History Grant) with a group of teachers from Guilford County, North Carolina. Today (Monday) Colin Calloway from Dartmouth spoke to them about Indians in colonial America. Tomorrow (Tuesday) I will be teaching the American Revolution. … Continue reading The American Revolution in New York City
A few things on-line that caught my attention this week: Connect with blog. Contribute to this blog Follow us on Facebook. Joseph Loconte defends American exceptionalism Daniel McCarthy on historian Douglass Adair. William Deresiewicz on solitude and leadership. Resources for women’s history month. A new look for In Character: A Journal of Everyday Virtues. Building … Continue reading Sunday Night Odds and Ends
As part of the seminar I am doing with teachers from the Minneapolis School District I put together an annotated bibliography of some good books on the United States Constitution. Here it is: Akhil Reed Amar, America’s Constitution: A BiographyAmar, a law professor, offers a line by line interpretation of the Constitution. He challenges the … Continue reading Constitution Bibliography
He ran on a platform of change. He wanted to move beyond the culture wars of the previous decade by promoting national unity. He was attacked for his religious affiliations. He was criticized for being an intellectual who was out of touch with ordinary people. He sought to transcend political parties by running on ideas … Continue reading Name That Candidate
