Comments on: I Am, As of Today, Thoroughly Enthralled With American History http://danielmiessler.com/blog/i-am-as-of-today-thoroughly-enthralled-with-american-history grep understanding Fri, 25 May 2012 02:15:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Mark Harris http://danielmiessler.com/blog/i-am-as-of-today-thoroughly-enthralled-with-american-history/comment-page-1#comment-157918 Mark Harris Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:08:51 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/i-am-as-of-today-thoroughly-enthralled-with-american-history#comment-157918 <p>So, you've been waving the 2nd amendment round without actually knowing how and why it came to be, huh? (J/K)</p> <p>Read Gore Vidal's essays as well. He examines a lot of 'commonly held beliefs" over the last 50 or so years and the historical background to them.</p> So, you’ve been waving the 2nd amendment round without actually knowing how and why it came to be, huh? (J/K)

Read Gore Vidal’s essays as well. He examines a lot of ‘commonly held beliefs” over the last 50 or so years and the historical background to them.

]]> By: Mark Harris http://danielmiessler.com/blog/i-am-as-of-today-thoroughly-enthralled-with-american-history/comment-page-1#comment-252047 Mark Harris Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:08:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/i-am-as-of-today-thoroughly-enthralled-with-american-history#comment-252047 <p>So, you've been waving the 2nd amendment round without actually knowing how and why it came to be, huh? (J/K)</p> <p>Read Gore Vidal's essays as well. He examines a lot of 'commonly held beliefs" over the last 50 or so years and the historical background to them.</p> So, you’ve been waving the 2nd amendment round without actually knowing how and why it came to be, huh? (J/K)

Read Gore Vidal’s essays as well. He examines a lot of ‘commonly held beliefs” over the last 50 or so years and the historical background to them.

]]> By: Brooks Garrett http://danielmiessler.com/blog/i-am-as-of-today-thoroughly-enthralled-with-american-history/comment-page-1#comment-157511 Brooks Garrett Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:37:40 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/i-am-as-of-today-thoroughly-enthralled-with-american-history#comment-157511 <p>Thanks for the link!</p> Thanks for the link!

]]> By: Brooks Garrett http://danielmiessler.com/blog/i-am-as-of-today-thoroughly-enthralled-with-american-history/comment-page-1#comment-252046 Brooks Garrett Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:37:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/i-am-as-of-today-thoroughly-enthralled-with-american-history#comment-252046 <p>Thanks for the link!</p> Thanks for the link!

]]> By: Maxo http://danielmiessler.com/blog/i-am-as-of-today-thoroughly-enthralled-with-american-history/comment-page-1#comment-156953 Maxo Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:38:10 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/i-am-as-of-today-thoroughly-enthralled-with-american-history#comment-156953 <p>You absolutely mus read <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Peoples-History-United-States-Present/dp/0060838655/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1215178498&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow">The People's History of the United States</a>. I really just cannot stress how important reading this book is to understanding US history as of the introduction of the Europeans.</p> You absolutely mus read The People’s History of the United States. I really just cannot stress how important reading this book is to understanding US history as of the introduction of the Europeans.

]]> By: Maxo http://danielmiessler.com/blog/i-am-as-of-today-thoroughly-enthralled-with-american-history/comment-page-1#comment-252044 Maxo Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:38:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/i-am-as-of-today-thoroughly-enthralled-with-american-history#comment-252044 <p>You absolutely mus read <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Peoples-History-United-States-Present/dp/0060838655/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1215178498&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow">The People's History of the United States</a>. I really just cannot stress how important reading this book is to understanding US history as of the introduction of the Europeans.</p> You absolutely mus read The People’s History of the United States. I really just cannot stress how important reading this book is to understanding US history as of the introduction of the Europeans.

]]> By: Maxo http://danielmiessler.com/blog/i-am-as-of-today-thoroughly-enthralled-with-american-history/comment-page-1#comment-252045 Maxo Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:38:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/i-am-as-of-today-thoroughly-enthralled-with-american-history#comment-252045 <p>You absolutely mus read <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Peoples-History-United-States-Present/dp/0060838655/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1215178498&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow">The People's History of the United States</a>. I really just cannot stress how important reading this book is to understanding US history as of the introduction of the Europeans.</p> You absolutely mus read The People’s History of the United States. I really just cannot stress how important reading this book is to understanding US history as of the introduction of the Europeans.

]]> By: ncloud http://danielmiessler.com/blog/i-am-as-of-today-thoroughly-enthralled-with-american-history/comment-page-1#comment-156842 ncloud Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:34:40 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/i-am-as-of-today-thoroughly-enthralled-with-american-history#comment-156842 <p>Daniel that's an awesome endeavor! I would recommend "The Making of America" by W. Cleon Skousen -- it's a clause-by-clause exposition of the Constitution with in-depth quotes from the founding fathers. I would also recommend "The Founders' Constitution", a 6-volume set you can get on Amazon (for pretty cheap actually) that contains a ton of good source material.</p> Daniel that’s an awesome endeavor! I would recommend “The Making of America” by W. Cleon Skousen — it’s a clause-by-clause exposition of the Constitution with in-depth quotes from the founding fathers. I would also recommend “The Founders’ Constitution”, a 6-volume set you can get on Amazon (for pretty cheap actually) that contains a ton of good source material.

]]> By: ncloud http://danielmiessler.com/blog/i-am-as-of-today-thoroughly-enthralled-with-american-history/comment-page-1#comment-252042 ncloud Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:34:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/i-am-as-of-today-thoroughly-enthralled-with-american-history#comment-252042 <p>Daniel that's an awesome endeavor! I would recommend "The Making of America" by W. Cleon Skousen -- it's a clause-by-clause exposition of the Constitution with in-depth quotes from the founding fathers. I would also recommend "The Founders' Constitution", a 6-volume set you can get on Amazon (for pretty cheap actually) that contains a ton of good source material.</p> Daniel that’s an awesome endeavor! I would recommend “The Making of America” by W. Cleon Skousen — it’s a clause-by-clause exposition of the Constitution with in-depth quotes from the founding fathers. I would also recommend “The Founders’ Constitution”, a 6-volume set you can get on Amazon (for pretty cheap actually) that contains a ton of good source material.

]]> By: ncloud http://danielmiessler.com/blog/i-am-as-of-today-thoroughly-enthralled-with-american-history/comment-page-1#comment-252043 ncloud Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:34:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/i-am-as-of-today-thoroughly-enthralled-with-american-history#comment-252043 <p>Daniel that's an awesome endeavor! I would recommend "The Making of America" by W. Cleon Skousen -- it's a clause-by-clause exposition of the Constitution with in-depth quotes from the founding fathers. I would also recommend "The Founders' Constitution", a 6-volume set you can get on Amazon (for pretty cheap actually) that contains a ton of good source material.</p> Daniel that’s an awesome endeavor! I would recommend “The Making of America” by W. Cleon Skousen — it’s a clause-by-clause exposition of the Constitution with in-depth quotes from the founding fathers. I would also recommend “The Founders’ Constitution”, a 6-volume set you can get on Amazon (for pretty cheap actually) that contains a ton of good source material.

]]> By: Jon Robinson http://danielmiessler.com/blog/i-am-as-of-today-thoroughly-enthralled-with-american-history/comment-page-1#comment-156825 Jon Robinson Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:14:06 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/i-am-as-of-today-thoroughly-enthralled-with-american-history#comment-156825 <p>nice. don't forget the anti-federalists. the guys that thought the constitution created a leviathan. http://mises.org/story/2335</p> nice. don’t forget the anti-federalists. the guys that thought the constitution created a leviathan. http://mises.org/story/2335

]]> By: Jon Robinson http://danielmiessler.com/blog/i-am-as-of-today-thoroughly-enthralled-with-american-history/comment-page-1#comment-252041 Jon Robinson Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:14:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/i-am-as-of-today-thoroughly-enthralled-with-american-history#comment-252041 <p>nice. don't forget the anti-federalists. the guys that thought the constitution created a leviathan. http://mises.org/story/2335</p> nice. don’t forget the anti-federalists. the guys that thought the constitution created a leviathan. http://mises.org/story/2335

]]> By: Tony http://danielmiessler.com/blog/i-am-as-of-today-thoroughly-enthralled-with-american-history/comment-page-1#comment-156811 Tony Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:25:48 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/i-am-as-of-today-thoroughly-enthralled-with-american-history#comment-156811 <p>This is something I would like to study in depth as well. I started reading the Federalist Papers a couple years ago, but left off reading them. I'll have to begin again because they were very enlightening.</p> <p>I can, however, recommend 1776 by David McCullough. It is well regarded and made me appreciate the struggle of the revolutionary war much more. Audible has a good unabridged version read by the author.</p> This is something I would like to study in depth as well. I started reading the Federalist Papers a couple years ago, but left off reading them. I’ll have to begin again because they were very enlightening.

I can, however, recommend 1776 by David McCullough. It is well regarded and made me appreciate the struggle of the revolutionary war much more. Audible has a good unabridged version read by the author.

]]> By: Tony http://danielmiessler.com/blog/i-am-as-of-today-thoroughly-enthralled-with-american-history/comment-page-1#comment-252039 Tony Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:25:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/i-am-as-of-today-thoroughly-enthralled-with-american-history#comment-252039 <p>This is something I would like to study in depth as well. I started reading the Federalist Papers a couple years ago, but left off reading them. I'll have to begin again because they were very enlightening.</p> <p>I can, however, recommend 1776 by David McCullough. It is well regarded and made me appreciate the struggle of the revolutionary war much more. Audible has a good unabridged version read by the author.</p> This is something I would like to study in depth as well. I started reading the Federalist Papers a couple years ago, but left off reading them. I’ll have to begin again because they were very enlightening.

I can, however, recommend 1776 by David McCullough. It is well regarded and made me appreciate the struggle of the revolutionary war much more. Audible has a good unabridged version read by the author.

]]> By: Tony http://danielmiessler.com/blog/i-am-as-of-today-thoroughly-enthralled-with-american-history/comment-page-1#comment-252040 Tony Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:25:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/i-am-as-of-today-thoroughly-enthralled-with-american-history#comment-252040 <p>This is something I would like to study in depth as well. I started reading the Federalist Papers a couple years ago, but left off reading them. I'll have to begin again because they were very enlightening.</p> <p>I can, however, recommend 1776 by David McCullough. It is well regarded and made me appreciate the struggle of the revolutionary war much more. Audible has a good unabridged version read by the author.</p> This is something I would like to study in depth as well. I started reading the Federalist Papers a couple years ago, but left off reading them. I’ll have to begin again because they were very enlightening.

I can, however, recommend 1776 by David McCullough. It is well regarded and made me appreciate the struggle of the revolutionary war much more. Audible has a good unabridged version read by the author.

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