Our Country's Founders

by William J. Bennett

Encouraged by the thousands of young Americans who enjoyed The Book of Virtues for Young People , William J. Bennett returns with an inspiring collection drawn from the bestselling adult book, Our Sacred Honor .

This adapted version highlights the speeches, letters, poems, and articles of the brave men and women who founded our great nation, including George Washington, John and Abigail Adams, and Benjamin Franklin. Their advice on values such as patriotism, love, civility, education, industry, justice, and piety still rings true for young people today.

Our Country's Founders also includes important documents such as the Constitution and Declaration of Independence, a time line, and biographical notes on our revolutionary forefathers. This essential volume provides all the background needed to appreciate these timeless lessons and advice from America's founders.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Reference, School, Politics

320 pages, Paperback

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 · Rating 5 out of 5]

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.

[Willow · Rating 5 out of 5]

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 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good reference. Well sourced. Good additional information.

[Joel Everett · Rating 5 out of 5]

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

[Brittany Perry · Rating 5 out of 5]

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 · Rating 4 out of 5]

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.