Gordon S. Wood
Born
in Concord, Massachusetts, The United States
November 27, 1933
Genre
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The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin
23 editions
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published
2004
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Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815
18 editions
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published
2009
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The Radicalism of the American Revolution
22 editions
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published
1992
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Revolutionary Characters: What Made the Founders Different
19 editions
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published
2006
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The American Revolution: A History
29 editions
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published
2002
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The Creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787
30 editions
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published
1969
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Friends Divided: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
10 editions
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published
2017
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The Idea of America: Reflections on the Birth of the United States
14 editions
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published
2011
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Power and Liberty: Constitutionalism in the American Revolution
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The Purpose of the Past: Reflections on the Uses of History
18 editions
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2008
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“History is the queen of the humanities. It teaches wisdom and humility, and it tells us how things change through time.”
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“The idea of labor, of hard work, leading to increased productivity was so novel, so radical, in the overall span of Western history that most ordinary people, most of those who labored, could scarcely believe what was happening to them. Labor had been so long thought to be the natural and inevitable consequence of necessity and poverty that most people still associated it with slavery and servitude. Therefore any possibility of oppression, any threat to the colonists' hard earned prosperity, any hint of reducing them to the povery of other nations, was especially frightening; for it seemed likely to slide them back into the traditional status of servants or slaves, into the older world where labor was merely a painful necessity and not a source of prosperity.”
― The Radicalism of the American Revolution
― The Radicalism of the American Revolution
“Virtue became less the harsh and martial self-sacrifice of antiquity and more the modern willingness to get along with others for the sake of peace and prosperity.”
― Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815
― Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815
Polls

Spotlighted Book Discussion Poll I - October 26, 2011
This is a poll that adds other books to our listing of potential non fiction books to discuss and also helps the moderators determine which one or ones are the most popular. Since we have many more group members than when we first started; voting in the polls is very important. There will be a series of polls. Many of these books have been recommended by group members but were either not selected before nor voted upon before.
Vote for the book that you would most like to read and/or is the book that you believe that would appeal to the most group members.
Note:
We have added some of the books nominated thus far but we have more to add to other polls. However, this poll was getting quite large.
However, if you do not see your favorite book on this list; then just comment or pop me a note and I will immediately add it to this poll.
You can always change your vote at any time; so nothing is lost. There are some books which have been nominated by the same author; however, skip over those if the particular author does not suit you and vote for your favorite or for one you or others might want to read.
Before making your selection, please try to look up your choice and make sure it really is a book you are interested in or you think others would be; do not be lured in by the title. Also, check out the author and what others have said about the book before you (reviewers who you trust). Then of course, make your selection.
And if you do not see your favorite, just contact me and I will add it to the poll.
This is a poll that adds other books to our listing of potential non fiction books to discuss and also helps the moderators determine which one or ones are the most popular. Since we have many more group members than when we first started; voting in the polls is very important. There will be a series of polls. Many of these books have been recommended by group members but were either not selected before nor voted upon before.
Vote for the book that you would most like to read and/or is the book that you believe that would appeal to the most group members.
Note:
We have added some of the books nominated thus far but we have more to add to other polls. However, this poll was getting quite large.
However, if you do not see your favorite book on this list; then just comment or pop me a note and I will immediately add it to this poll.
You can always change your vote at any time; so nothing is lost. There are some books which have been nominated by the same author; however, skip over those if the particular author does not suit you and vote for your favorite or for one you or others might want to read.
Before making your selection, please try to look up your choice and make sure it really is a book you are interested in or you think others would be; do not be lured in by the title. Also, check out the author and what others have said about the book before you (reviewers who you trust). Then of course, make your selection.
And if you do not see your favorite, just contact me and I will add it to the poll.

A Country of Vast Designs: James K. Polk, the Mexican War and the Conquest of the American Continent


The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession

The Clockwork Universe: Isaac Newton, the Royal Society and the Birth of the Modern World

Newton and the Counterfeiter: The Unknown Detective Career of the World's Greatest Scientist

The Birth of Modern Politics: Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams and the Election of 1828
Topics Mentioning This Author
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Glens Falls (NY) ...: What are U reading these days? (Part One) (begun 11/22/08) | 108 | 110 | Feb 18, 2009 08:17AM | |
Fantasy Book Club:
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73 | 515 | Feb 26, 2009 02:55PM | |
SciFi and Fantasy...: What I am also reading in February | 70 | 296 | Mar 07, 2009 09:06AM | |
The History Book ...: TFF - WHY AMERICA WANTS TO PROMOTE LIBERTY AND DEMOCRACY | 1 | 71 | Sep 12, 2009 04:18PM | |
Happy & Brainy Group: * Politics – everyone may post | 291 | 271 | Sep 12, 2009 06:33PM | |
History of the Ea...: What do you recommend that we read for our group? | 13 | 32 | Nov 09, 2010 08:57PM | |
The History Book ...: LAURA'S 50 BOOKS READ IN 2011 | 27 | 48 | Feb 14, 2011 01:41PM | |
The Founding Fath...: What are you currently reading? | 8 | 18 | Apr 07, 2011 05:55PM | |
The History Book ...: RESULTS OF POLLING - SPOTLIGHTED BOOKS | 5 | 173 | Nov 06, 2011 05:01AM | |
Book Nook Cafe: What I read in October 2011 | 48 | 49 | Nov 13, 2011 06:40PM |
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