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traditional approachAugust 9, 2007 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The idea implemented here is an old one. Dating back centuries. Where earlier books might have been biographies of famous people. To inspire youngsters to such heights. In reflection of our more enlightened times, the authors give biographies of a diverse set of Americans. The traditional ones are here. Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson. But so too are Frederick Douglass and Christopher Columbus. Technically, Columbus was not an American. The word is an anachronism in his case.
The inclusion of Douglass and Lee in the same volume makes for interesting comparisons. Their careers and causes were point and counterpoint.
The chapters are quick reads. The questions deliberately try to raise the reader's interest and involvement in understanding the subjects' lives and their times.
