John Adams

Fighting over the Founders: A book review by Bob Morris

March 2, 2015

Fighting over the Founders: How We Remember the American Revolution Andrew M. Schocket New York University Press (2015) Why “the American Revolution will take place in different ways depending on the medium in which it is depicted.” Andrew Schocket Officially,…

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Nature’s God: A book review by Bob Morris

August 28, 2014

Nature’s God: The Heretical Origins of the American Republic Matthew Stewart W.W., Norton & Company (2014) A brilliant analysis of “the power and impact of America’s original philosophical radicalism” This was an especially challenging read because the issues that Matthew…

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Independence: A book review by Bob Morris

August 21, 2014

Independence: The Tangled Roots of the American Revolution Thomas P. Slaughter Hill & Wang/A Division of Farrar, Straus and Giroux (2014) A comprehensive response to John Adams’ question, “What do we mean by revolution?” The question posed by Adams in…

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Revolutionary Summer: A book review by Bob Morris

August 14, 2013

Revolutionary Summer: The Birth of American Independence Joseph J. Ellis Alfred A. Knopf (2013) How and why “the political and military experiences” from May to October in 1776 “were two sides of the same story” True to form, in the…

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