Anyone read "1776" by David McCullough? "John Adams" by him is a great read, and I've heard his "Truman" is as well.
Wow, wish we had cable so we could get the History Channel!
Yours, Luce
New book out.
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Hi Luce. Yes I'm reading 1776 now! David McCullough was on Charlie Rose's tv show last night (PBS). I taped the interview and am going to watch it later today. So far I love 1776 and probably will read John Adams next and then Truman.
I watch a lot of the History Channel, also A&E (Arts & Entertainment). A&E has a program called Cable in the Classroom that I've been taping the past week. Each day they featured one of the founding fathers of the American Revolution. It was very enjoyable and tied right in with McCullough's book.
Yesterday David and I held our annual July 4th picnic. Our niece brought a little 9 year-old girl, Katia, who is visiting under a summer program sponsored by Children of Chernobyl. Katia is from Belarus (Russia) and doesn't even have indoor plumbing at home. At first she was shy but by the end of the day was joining my niece's children in all of the activities. Makes one realize how very fortunate we are.
Love,
Carrie
I watch a lot of the History Channel, also A&E (Arts & Entertainment). A&E has a program called Cable in the Classroom that I've been taping the past week. Each day they featured one of the founding fathers of the American Revolution. It was very enjoyable and tied right in with McCullough's book.
Yesterday David and I held our annual July 4th picnic. Our niece brought a little 9 year-old girl, Katia, who is visiting under a summer program sponsored by Children of Chernobyl. Katia is from Belarus (Russia) and doesn't even have indoor plumbing at home. At first she was shy but by the end of the day was joining my niece's children in all of the activities. Makes one realize how very fortunate we are.
Love,
Carrie
Sorry I missed that interview!
Think I saw David McC interview following the Adams book release. Was this a more recent interview or was it the one where he talked just about the earlier books?
Charlie does tend to have the same people on over and over, if you'll notice.
Guess I'm missing more of Charlie now that my internet schedule is running later each night, but I enjoy his programs since they are more in depth.
Besides McCullough interview, I've enjoyed the ones on the genome project, and things of similar significance.
I understand that "1776" has more to do with the people who actually FOUGHT the Revolution. Is that your take on it?
Know what you mean about poverty in the whole of the former Soviet Block. I know people who've been to places where the medicine is a century behind here in the States --really pathetic. Also, so sad to hear about the orphanages full of little children with AIDS who have no family.
When you think of it, it's pretty amazing that we got our independence. Just think, 13 little poor colonies up again the most powerful empire in the world!
Weren't there just 6 million citizens in the whole of the colonies at that time? Seems like that's the number, but not sure.
Now I reallllly wanna read that book. Let me know how you like it, please. I just love listening to McCullough talk as well as reading his stuff. I read alot about John Adams because I'm a direct descendant. Don't think you were on the board when we talked about that before, were you?
On my Dad's side of the family, there were quite a few soldiers in the Continental with GW (George Washington! Ha!) and with the Carolinas. My cousin found several of the cousins' pay vouchers in the Raleigh Museum.
By the way, I especially like to read original documents rather than secondary sources. It's amazing how much clearer things become when one does that.
OK, awaiting a good book report!
Thanks for responding.
Yours, Luce
Charlie does tend to have the same people on over and over, if you'll notice.
Guess I'm missing more of Charlie now that my internet schedule is running later each night, but I enjoy his programs since they are more in depth.
Besides McCullough interview, I've enjoyed the ones on the genome project, and things of similar significance.
I understand that "1776" has more to do with the people who actually FOUGHT the Revolution. Is that your take on it?
Know what you mean about poverty in the whole of the former Soviet Block. I know people who've been to places where the medicine is a century behind here in the States --really pathetic. Also, so sad to hear about the orphanages full of little children with AIDS who have no family.
When you think of it, it's pretty amazing that we got our independence. Just think, 13 little poor colonies up again the most powerful empire in the world!
Weren't there just 6 million citizens in the whole of the colonies at that time? Seems like that's the number, but not sure.
Now I reallllly wanna read that book. Let me know how you like it, please. I just love listening to McCullough talk as well as reading his stuff. I read alot about John Adams because I'm a direct descendant. Don't think you were on the board when we talked about that before, were you?
On my Dad's side of the family, there were quite a few soldiers in the Continental with GW (George Washington! Ha!) and with the Carolinas. My cousin found several of the cousins' pay vouchers in the Raleigh Museum.
By the way, I especially like to read original documents rather than secondary sources. It's amazing how much clearer things become when one does that.
OK, awaiting a good book report!
Thanks for responding.
Yours, Luce
According to the census bureau, there were approximately two and a half million people living in the colonies in 1776.
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Tex
http://politics.yahoo.com/s/usnw/200506 ... res128_xml
Tex
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