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 More far right spin on U.S. history March 19, 2010
C. Kronquist (Seattle, WA)
Type in 'lazy' in an online dictionary and I believe you get this in return: "Far rightwinger who calls anything they disagree with 'politically correct' and anything they agree with 'politically incorrect' bcause they can't form an actual argument in defense of their position." That would be the true meaning of those terms today because at one time folks those words had some actual meaning but now it is just a throw in term. Example, one child verbally abusing another child: "you're fat, ugly and oh yes, politically correct."
Quick, which if these progressives would be called "politically correct" by rightwingers if the term was in usage when they were alive? Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, FDR, Cesar Chavez. If you said everyone...ding ding...you win a prize! Yes folks, they all would have been called that. This book like every book in this series is a rightwing screed that cherry picks(and that would be kind) about the Founders to make them look like John Birchers. If you believe this book, then you might believe that James Madison basically held the same beliefs as Jerry Falwell and that Thomas Jefferson was another Pat Robertson. Sometimes I wonder if the right lives in an alternate universe where up is down and calling youself politically incorrect is actually an argument.
Here are a couple of quotes by the man considered the father of the Constitution, James Madison. "The civil Government, though bereft of everything like an associated hierarchy, possesses the requisite stability, and performs its functions with complete success, whilst the number, the industry, and the morality of the priesthood, and the devotion of the people, have been manifestly increased by the total separation of the church from the State." (Letter to Robert Walsh, Mar. 2, 1819)
"Strongly guarded as is the separation between religion and & Gov't in the Constitution of the United States the danger of encroachment by Ecclesiastical Bodies, may be illustrated by precedents already furnished in their short history." (Detached Memoranda, circa 1820)
But then again, those quotes by Madison were probably too politically correct for this book.
 Fantastic book with sound sources. March 3, 2010
John J. Baeza
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
McClanahan makes discovering the Founders a joy. I found his comments sound and his recommended reading a must. I would put him in a category with Kevin Gutzman and Tom Woods-and that is great company. This is the stuff you need to learn from people.
 Fascinating look at both Tier 1 and Tier 2 players February 24, 2010
J. R. Gordon (Pensacola, Fla USA)
I found this 'guide' to be an informative complement to larger volumes I've read on the individuals who played such an important role during our nation's initial years. Each vignette, a snapshot of the individual's life and times, gave me new information about the person, his relationships with others at the time, his economic and political philosophies. I enjoyed all of the snapshots, but especially those of Washington, Hamilton, Lee, and Marion.
It is distressing that this incredible story of human development is not taught any more in depth in our schools.
I have not read any of the other 'politically incorrect' guides, but after enjoying this, will consider them individually.
A Must Read for beginner and true historian alike. February 20, 2010
C. Jones (Alabama)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Dr. Brion McClanahan has written the definitive book on the Founding generation- and indeed, the Greatest Generation- of this country. Whether you've been reading history for some time, or are just now delving into the topic at hand, you will find this book well researched, easy to read and highly informative.
Dr. McClanahan gives concise, yet thorough treatment to the Founders that are well known, and introduces us to some who are perhaps not as familiar to us. Moreover, he illustrates just how far removed from the mindset of the Founders our generation, and our elected officials, have become.
We are in many cases well aware of the States Rights tradition associated with Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson. But, how many of us know the influence on the Constitution given by men such as Nathaniel Macon, John Taylor of Caroline or George Mason(who is easily one of the most important, yet forgotten of the founders)?
From this work we gain insite into the minds of these men, and the ideas which formed our voluntary union.
This book is a must read.
Refreshing February 10, 2010
Thom J. Rousselle
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I loaned this book to a young lady who had been fed a politically correct and guilt ridden view of our Founding Fathers at her university. When she returned it she told me that it really made a lot of seance compared to what she was taught in school. That made buying it all the more worth the price.
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