As the name implies, Daily Thoughts from our Founders isn’t a typical historical book meant to be read in one sitting. The content is instead laid out in bite-size sections, one for each day of the year. Each daily dose of history is broken into two brief sections. The first paragraph, a section entitled Thought from the Founders, provides a direct quote from the Founding Fathers’ preserved writings. The second paragraph, On this Day in the American Revolution, shares a brief detail of an account from the war for American independence.
It is readily evident that a great deal of research went into providing this book. Having personally read through it in its entirety over the course of a few days feels like taking too large of a dose of medicine all at once! I am certain that far greater benefit would be derived by taking it as prescribed; a small dose each day, taking the time to meditate on the thoughts, intentions and accounts of the Founders. The quotes, having been written in archaic English, are sometimes difficult to understand in our modern day, however the author’s desires to preserve the authenticity of the quoted writings is highly appreciated. The Revolutionary War citations are interesting and enlightening.
Anyone wishing to learn more about the history of America will do well to keep this publication by their side for the upcoming year. Daily Thoughts from our Founders is a political daily devotional like no other!
