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A Nation Rising: Untold Tales Of Flawed Founders, Fallen Heroes, And Forgotten Fighters From America's Hidden History (2010)

by Kenneth C. Davis(Favorite Author)

3.64 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0061118206 (ISBN13: 9780061118203)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Smithsonian

review 1: Anyone that finds themselves intrigued by American history should find this one highly entertaining as well as enlightening. Covering the period between 1800 and 1850 when the colonies emerged from a struggling neophyte nation to a continent-spanning, near empire, Davis concentrates on the stories of the founders that have either gone untold or have been ignored for more mythic versions. The details of the Aaron Burr trial of 1807 would make any modern web blogger indignant with political revelation and the details of the “Dade Massacre” and origins of the second Seminole War certainly received short shrift in my high school American history classes. By 1850 the “Indian Removal” had been accomplished but how few realized the vast numbers that were involved or ho... morew, to assuage private and public consciences, advocates used the language of religion or paternalism. We may know that Florida, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California were “liberated” from Spain but do we realize how irrational the rationalization that was used actually was? This should be requisite reading for all “Strict Constitutional Constructionists”, or even for those that think they might like to return to a simpler and less hectic nineteenth century.
review 2: I enjoyed this book. I didn't love it but that is probably because when it comes to history I prefer biographies, focusing in one individual helps me visualize a better timeline in my mind. It allows me to identify what else was going on at the same time in the world. I don't fault the author for my shortcomings, it was a great book. I hadn't read anything about Andrew Jackson before this book so everything he presented was new to me. I also found the chapter discussing the conflicts different religious groups very interesting. less

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