My wife bought me a copy of the last book Stephen Ambrose wrote for Christmas.
I have read the first three chapters so far, and it has got me to thinking that I need to return to my studies of history.
I have always had a great love for history. I find that it holds more meaning for me than philosophy or opinion, despite the reality that most historical records are opinionated.
As a Journalism major at Ohio University, we had to have specializations, not minors. So I speciallized in history, and I specifically studied European history. Mostly because I had been taught American history all my life, and wanted to know more about what went on across the pond.
As I have read Ambrose's book, I find that I need to revisit American history. I feel that American is losing its identity, and I want to pass on the knowledge and values of generations past to my children.
So here is the plan. First, I will write reviews for each chapter of "To America." After I finish that book, I am going to start at the beginning, with the colonies.
Specifically, I think that I would like to read about the following:
This is just a partial list, off the top of my head, and it obviously stops at a certain point in U.S. history. But all of these men have one thing in common, they were leaders. Each of them were able to rise above their faults and help build America into what it is today.