History is a composite of influences of: environment, life forms, great men and women, the common person, class struggle, excesses of leaders, conspiracies, manipulation, modifying events (acts of nature, disease, and so forth), wars, religious movements, and political actions. It is also a useful exposé of human nature, cultural fusions, idea evolution, technological developments, and a flow of events.
What you can expect to gain from this synthesis of knowledge of the ages:
1. What it means and takes to be educated.
2. What the requirements are for an optimal social system.
3. What constitutes overpopulation, and why the problem is so critical.
4. What constitutes the major sources of conflict and how related differences are best resolved.
5. How manipulative leaders control crowds and why you should avoid crowd contagion.
6. What the fundamental differences are in liberal versus conservative views of politics, education, and other aspects of social functioning.
7. What money is, its uses in the markets, and how it can free or enslave one.
8. Why fiat money and debt destroys nations.
9. What key factors influence decisions regarding belief.
10. Core lessons for helping steer one’s life, nations, and world into the future.
Surprisingly, few authors have attempted to delineate the "lessons" of history in a concise form where they can be easily examined, pondered, and evaluated — in relation to each other. Reading history can be interesting, but learning its underlying lessons will empower you.
A work over twenty years in the writing, Jay Allgood has produced a masterful analysis drawn from the finest minds of history, and has synthesized material from hundreds of sources.
About the Author
Following Officer's Training in WW2, Mr. Allgood obtained his Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering degree from The Rice University, and taught there for two years before a stint in private industry. Thereafter, he obtained his Masters Degree in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from Ohio State University, and went to work at a Navy research laboratory.
Mr. Allgood participated in several atomic tests at the Nevada Test Site, and came up with a concept for simulating blast loads in the laboratory. With the participation of others, the blast simulator was developed and used for testing various full-size structural elements. Jay was also involved with testing models and a 40-ft shallow rectangular-structural shell, among other projects.
Eventually, he did advanced study in theoretical mechanics at Stanford University under a Navy fellowship. He also served in various local organizations and in several national groups. Mr. Allgood is co-author of a monograph, author or co-author of over fifty technical papers and reports, plus being a recipient of several awards and patents. Jay resides in St. George, Utah, with his wife, Roberta. They have two children, eleven grandchildren, and one great grandchild.
Mr. Allgood left engineering at age 48 to pursue other interests, including the study of history and the social sciences, which led to this book, his first non-technical publication.
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