I've finally gotten through my summer reading pile and am finishing my last 100 pages of this book.
Wow. I figured having Claudia Wright and Lori Gardner as AP history teachers in high school would have saved me some misconceptions about who was who in American history, but I was sadly mistaken. lol And as I mentioned, I still have 100 pages to go, but as I was reading in the car on my way home from Vegas today (see post below), I was so ....astounded? Maybe that's the word- anyway, I had so many thoughts about what I had read! Who knew John Adams was the brain child behind so much of American history and formation of the U.S.? Who knew he got thrown under the bus so many times by the likes of Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton? (i'm pretty upset with Hamilton right now, so I hope he does some redeeming in the next 100 pages of history or he's off my list of people to admire). I also did not realize he spend so much time overseas during those formative years and people thought him off his rocker all the time! But in reading so much of history, I am amazed at how it all came together. I am amazed at how the hand of the Lord was playing such a part in making the impossible come to pass and how inspired those men HAD to be in the face of all that was going on. With that story about many of them and the St. George temple (I think that's the right one...), it doesn't surprise me at all. In fact, it seems entirely appropriate. :)
Wow. I figured having Claudia Wright and Lori Gardner as AP history teachers in high school would have saved me some misconceptions about who was who in American history, but I was sadly mistaken. lol And as I mentioned, I still have 100 pages to go, but as I was reading in the car on my way home from Vegas today (see post below), I was so ....astounded? Maybe that's the word- anyway, I had so many thoughts about what I had read! Who knew John Adams was the brain child behind so much of American history and formation of the U.S.? Who knew he got thrown under the bus so many times by the likes of Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton? (i'm pretty upset with Hamilton right now, so I hope he does some redeeming in the next 100 pages of history or he's off my list of people to admire). I also did not realize he spend so much time overseas during those formative years and people thought him off his rocker all the time! But in reading so much of history, I am amazed at how it all came together. I am amazed at how the hand of the Lord was playing such a part in making the impossible come to pass and how inspired those men HAD to be in the face of all that was going on. With that story about many of them and the St. George temple (I think that's the right one...), it doesn't surprise me at all. In fact, it seems entirely appropriate. :)
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I'm so glad you are almost finished with it so that I can finally start it! I'm so excited!
I had no idea about all that John Adams went through either. What an outstanding and strong individual he was (not to mention his wife and kids). Riley's president to study and do her 5th grade project on was John Adams. We, as a family, learned so much. Fascinating. I will need to add this book to my projected reading list.
well of course you enjoyed it ... we're Adams too :)
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