Founding Fathers

This book is deigned as a coffee-table book: oversized, full of beautiful pictures, looks great sitting out on a coffee table or end table in your living room. But it's also a good overview of the American Revolution, from the decade and change of successive grievances through the grim years of stru......more

A very clear and great chronology of the years leading up to our nation's war for Independence and the crucial years afterwards as our founding fathers worked to create a Constitution. I never realized how tumultuous those years AFTER the war were. So many differening viewpoints and things to consid......more

4 1/2 * This book took a long time for me to read primarily because of its weight! It is a very heavy book and large and cannot be read in bed where I do a lot of my reading. The book is beautifully illustrated, could be coffee table book permanently in you home. I do not know if it is the curriculum......more

While I was a huge fan of American History in school, this book is the absolute detailed filled personal writings of the founding fathers of America. Washington, Jefferson, Adams, along with John Hancock and Paul Revere made history come to life thanks to letters and documents and personal documents......more

Well put together, loved all the paintings and illustrations from the time period. Got a little slow at the end, put I think that was just me.......more