Dang. Here I thought we did a pretty good job of reclaiming American history with our book, "A Patriot's History of the United States" last year. (McCulloch is good, though, as is David Hackett Fischer).
McCullough is one of the best. I have read both John Adams and 1776. If others reading this post can suggest historians with a knack for accuracy (sarc) I would relish hearing your suggestions. History is about all I read and I despise the modern-day embellishment, interpretation, and removal from context and remodeling to fit a modern agenda, that is so prevalent today.
As I recall, and this may be incorrect, God is referred to in the preamble to the Massachusetts constitution as "that great legislator in the sky."
Too bad it's in MA. John Adams would be shocked at what his successors are doing to his once fine commonwealth.
Article III Northwest Ordinance ,July 13,1787& Aug.4,1789
Religion,Morality,and knowledge being necessary to good
government ,and the happiness of mankind Schols and means of education shall forever be encouraged."Note the men who
drafted the Constitution and Bill of Rights did NOT discriminate nor separate Religion,Morality, and Knowledge
but suggested they ought equally encouraged in schools.
Only when we began to ignore what was established did we begin to dream of accepting national suicide.