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American Revelations

by John Cole|  August 15, 20056:25 pm| 5 Comments

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I don’t know where it came from, but last week I received a complimentary copy of American Revelations, a book that reviews ten great cornerstones of the American experience and American ideals.

I was pleasantly surprised that this was not, as I had feared, simply another in a series of jingoistic agitprop pieces that show up at my doorstep every 3-4 months, but rather an interesting examination of some of the ideas that made this country what it is. My personal favorite was the section on George C. Marshall and the Marshall Plan, as anything involving WWII immediately catches my eye, but there is something in here for everyone.

Just in case you need somethign to read. Up next for me is Orr Kelly’s Meeting the Fox, about the WWII campaign in Africa.

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  1. 1.

    Jim Caputo

    August 15, 2005 at 11:13 pm

    How do I get on the list for complimentary copies of books? Damn, that’s a list I NEED to be on.

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    carpeicthus

    August 15, 2005 at 11:57 pm

    Could be interesting, thanks!

    /American Studies major.

  3. 3.

    Fledermaus

    August 16, 2005 at 12:55 am

    I’ve been hooked on busness scandal books this summer. “Smartest Guys in the Room” is an excellent read.

    I just finished “Ponzi’s Scheme” by Zukoff. All about the original Ponzi scheme. I highly recommend it to everyone.

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    perlgirl

    August 16, 2005 at 10:51 pm

    Oooh, thanks for the titles to add to my list of things to read.

    And for the record, I’m currently reading “The Rape of Nanking” by Iris Chang and “Pointing From the Grave: A True Story of Murder and DNA” by Samantha Weinberg.

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    Bruce Moomaw

    August 17, 2005 at 12:04 am

    George Will labelled Marshall as more historically important than any 20th century President except FDR. There is something to be said for this (as well as for his view that JOHN Marshall is more important than any President ever, except Washington and Lincoln).

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