I DON’T recommend The People’s History of the United States (Howard Zinn)
-if you’ve got kids, keep that crap away from them. They’re putting it in schools now.
Dave Barton (“Wallbuilders”) likes to collect primary sources. He seems solid.
Federalist Papers is good reading.
I think the name of the game is PRIMARY SOURCES.
Actually you should read Zinn because you will encounter these revisionists in real life. Some of his sourcing is so bad it deserves to be adjudicated and debunked.
It’s best to know history from different angles. The truth is pretty discernible and anyone who wants to make it neat and tidy usually has an agenda.
I respect what you’re saying. I’m not well-verses enough on my primary sources to do the digging. It’s tough hen I don’t have much time to dedicate to a search. :/
I DON’T recommend The People’s History of the United States (Howard Zinn) -if you’ve got kids, keep that crap away from them. They’re putting it in schools now.
Dave Barton (“Wallbuilders”) likes to collect primary sources. He seems solid.
Federalist Papers is good reading. I think the name of the game is PRIMARY SOURCES.
Actually you should read Zinn because you will encounter these revisionists in real life. Some of his sourcing is so bad it deserves to be adjudicated and debunked.
It’s best to know history from different angles. The truth is pretty discernible and anyone who wants to make it neat and tidy usually has an agenda.
I respect what you’re saying. I’m not well-verses enough on my primary sources to do the digging. It’s tough hen I don’t have much time to dedicate to a search. :/
Gotcha. Stick with primary then. Do the best you can is all you need to do.
Thank you for the advice. Out of curiosity, what do you think about David McCullough's 1776?