American Slavery, American Freedom

08/01/2024 0 Comments
History
Mr. Book just finished American Slavery, American Freedom, by Edmund S. Morgan. This book is considered a classic in the field, so I was expecting much more. I was very disappointed. I spent most of the book wondering how much longer do I have ...
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Decade Of Disunion

07/30/2024 0 Comments
History
Mr. Book just finished Decade Of Disunion: How Massachusetts And South Carolina Led The Way To Civil War, 1849-1861, by Robert W. Merry. The author’s theses was Massachusetts and South Carolina were the leading states in the dozen years leading up to the Civil ...
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Fires Of Jubilee

07/21/2024 0 Comments
History
Mr. Book just finished The Fires Of Jubilee: Nat Turner’s Fierce Rebellion, by Stephen B. Oates. Nat Turner’s slave revolt was the most famous slave revolt in US history. But, I had never read a complete book devoted to that topic until now. The ...
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