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The Idea of America

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The product description is apt and as such deserves serious attention to the content of this small but trenchant volume.
Living as we do in 2009 in a society where education is marginal at best in most areas, this terse volume elucidates what conceived and brought forth the constitutional republic that became the United States of America and what has made it unique in all of human history.
Much blood was willingly and even eagerly spilled to bring forth the freedoms in the USA that are now taken for granted and are in grave danger of being lost due to the lack of understanding of their value or how they were so dearly obtained.
More than mere history, this small volume illuminates the foundations of these freedoms; that once lost are not likely to ever be seen again within the great country that has been known as the United States of America.
This book cannot be recommended too highly.

Worth reading for history buffs. Often difficult to understand due to the early style of writing in the late 17th Century. Well worth the effort. The collection of documents from American and European thinkers shed light on the ideas that began to shape America prior to the revolutionary war with England.

No product link for this. This is a superb book and gives very good and varied ideas of America in its founding days. Should be recommended reading for all ages, especially in school. AMAZON has a great price as well. It is also very easy to read. The product link would read "The Idea of America" by Bill Bonner, Pierre Lemieux