Aaron’s Reviews > A History of the American People > Status Update

Nearly finished, but I wanted to update my status one more time. More of a review when it's complete.

Ah, Prohibition, we hardly knew ye! Quo vadis, marijuana?

Ah, the introduction of luxury (refrigerators from Sears) to the masses. And just before WWI. What a country!

Andrew Jackson is quite possibly my least favorite president of all time. What a complete...there's not even a good word for it...what a complete Jackson!

Cantankerous old John Adams. It's sort of humorous to imagine him huddled by a fire in the White House surrounded by Abigail's washing and unpacked moving boxes.

The Constitution is ratified...and Johnson notes that many other countries, while surveying the language, fail to observe fully the process which lead to more problems.

On to the Revolution! Interesting text regarding the Great Awakening and its power to influence the American Revolution. This is quite a powerful history, and it continues to be an enjoyable read.

I was always a big fan of Roger Williams (the colonist, not the pianist) and now I remember why. Huge proponent of religious freedom in all its forms, even if he didn't agree with some of them. Not like that John Winthrop character...what a jerk! Still, it can't have been easy to be a leader in such uncertain wilderness which I guess is why the Indian massacres have now started.

Surprisingly easy read, and now I'm at least a week ahead of the Scholars...particularly the ones who've not even gotten the book out of their mailboxes yet.

A 1000 pages of American History. Where did I put that Proust?!