Our Country's Founders a Book of Advice for Young People Adapted From Our Sacred Honor

by William J. Bennett

Presents a book of advice from our nation's founders on how to be a good citizen and a worthy member of civil society.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Reference, School, Politics

Hardcover

First published September 1, 1998

About the author

William J. "Bill" Bennett is a politician and author who served in the Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush administrations, as chief of National Endowment for the Humanities and later Secretary of Education under Reagan, and Drug Czar under Bush. He is a nationally well-known figure of political and social conservatism and authored many books on politics, ethics, and international relations.

Reviews

[Lindsey]

I love first person accounts on historical events. It is broken up in to sections based on the virtues found in each story, quote or poem. It’s even better than I’d hoped.

[Lady reading under the Willow]

Herein is a compendium of excerpts extracted from the great wealth of the Founding Fathers' writings. These excerpts are sorted into sections and loosely arranged by topic/virtue. Writings from letters, newspaper articles, the Federalist Papers, etc. are included, as well as some biographical accounts.

The book closes with the texts of our beautiful and worthy national documents: the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.

I read this to my high schoolers during our morning symposium of shared studies. Divided into conveniently brief readings, it was perfect as a daily read-aloud. Highly recommended.

[Tim Senter]

Good reference. Well sourced. Good additional information.

[Joel Everett]

An excellent selection of correspondence, source documents, and anecdotes for use as an introduction to the Founding Fathers for children.

[Brittany Perry]

This was my first writing award ever. So it is near and dear to my heart. It is also very good to read for younger people.

[Sierra]

This was an interesting book containing speeches, articles, documents, etc. from the United States' history.

[Heidi]

If you want to learn about our country's start this would be a great book.