[Travis McGee]

From the Amazon page:

About the Author

Larry Schweikart is a history professor at the University of Dayton. Michael Allen is a professor of history and American studies at the University of Washington, Tacoma.

Product Description: For at least thirty years, high school and college students have been taught to be embarrassed by American history. Required readings have become skewed toward a relentless focus on our country’s darkest moments, from slavery to McCarthyism. As a result, many history books devote more space to Harriet Tubman than to Abraham Lincoln; more to My Lai than to the American Revolution; more to the internment of Japanese Americans than to the liberation of Europe in World War II.

Now, finally, there is an antidote to this biased approach to our history. Two veteran history professors have written a sweeping, well-researched book that puts the spotlight back on America’s role as a beacon of liberty to the rest of the world.

Schweikart and Allen are careful to tell their story straight, from Columbus’s voyage to the capture of Saddam Hussein. They do not ignore America’s mistakes through the years, but they put them back in their proper perspective. And they conclude that America’s place as a world leader derived largely from the virtues of our own leaders— the men and women who cleared the wilderness, abolished slavery, and rid the world of fascism and communism.

The authors write in a clear and enjoyable style that makes history a pleasure, not just for students but also for adults who want to learn what their teachers skipped over.

[Travis McGee]

PING!

[untenured]

National Review online put up an interview on Friday too.

[Dan from Michigan]

I got to look into this one.

[sistergoldenhair]

ping

[JustAnotherSavage]

Thanks!

[SilentServiceCPOWife]

I ordered it from Amazon and I received it on Saturday. I can't wait to read it.

[Bahbah]

I listened to this interview this morning. The author is intelligent (he is a FReeper, after all), very well spoken, and has an excellent "radio" voice. Laura Ingraham was obviously quite impressed with the book and with her guest. It doesn't surprise me that listeners were motivated to buy it. (I have no financial stake in the sales of this book.) I can personally recommend it.

[DoctorMichael]

Bump for one of our own.

[Amalie]

Thanks for the heads-up. I went over and read the Amazon reviews - worth a good chuckle if you get a chance.

[glock rocks]

FWIW, it looks like Overstock is a couple bucks cheaper on shipping (it's $1.40), and the book's a tad less too (it's $19.11) They say it's in stock. I've so far had good luck with them.

[So Cal Rocket]

This may be the best selling book by any freeper, ever!

Jerry Corsi's book, co-written with John O'Neill, was #1 for several weeks. You do remember Unfit for Command , don't you?

[Miss Behave]

Thanks, Travis, for this post. Congrats, Larry!!!! Whoo hoo!!! I'm going to check it out right now.

[Mrs.O'Strategery]

I heard that interview! I'm so glad the author is a freeper! The author said the book was appropriate for advanced juniors or seniors in high school through college. It made me think that someone should write a history book like this for younger students. I am already combating the publik schools and having to teach my 8 year old "the truth" compared to what she learns at school.

[shezza]

Excellent! I've already placed my amazon.com order for the book.

[Congressman Billybob]

Congratulations. As an author of non-fiction, I root whole-heartedly for the success of everyone who writes in that genre. It is TERRIFIC to see a book featuring a shameless lack of sex and violence climb to #36 on the Amazon list. Pop the champagne, which is well-deserved.

Congressman Billybob

Latest column, Confessions of a "Salivating Moron"

[NautiNurse]

I had the pleasure of meeting Larry during CPAC at the FR booth. His book signing session had been earlier that morning.

Thanks for the update, and congrats to Larry for his literary success!

[YourAdHere]

Wow. Could y'all start talking about my book, please?

Bradypalooza

[cloud8]

Thanks for the heads up.

LS...how about posting a sample. How do you treat Shays' Rebellion, for example?

[Mr. Silverback]

Sounds like a winner to me!