Another Excellent Book--US History

Woods, Thomas E. Jr., PhD.

The Politically Incorrect Guide To American History

Regnery Publishing, Inc.

Washington, DC; 2004

ISBN 0-89526-047-6

I find it difficult to find words strong enough to praise this work! However, I specially like it for:

1. Its clarity of language;
   

2. The many references given -Especially as to books “some people” do not want us to read; And,

3. That it exposes and destroys the myths, misconceptions and just damn lies that have crept into and taken over too many (Most) of our other American history books, teachers' lecture notes, other books and teachers' notes and newspapers' and magazines' presentations of our history, laws and form of government.
   
   

This clarifying book should (Must?) be:

1. Required reading in every one-year American History course as taught in grade schools, high schools and universities;

2. Referred to and made available to students taking other, more specialized American history, economics, world history (Since 1776), political science (Especially as to our Courts and the balance-of-powers in our government) and other selected courses;

3. Read by every US Senator before-voting on judicial nominations and granting

   “war powers” to the President without a formal “Declaration of War”;

4. Anyone (eg Newspaper editors) who comment on any of the above subjects;

   And,

5. Any citizen who wishes to really be informed about this nation's history.
   
   

I found of very special interest the presentation of a very, very, good argument that our Constitution's “First Amendment” prohibition against the national government's establishment of a religion (Like England's “Church of England) was to protect each State's (ex-colony's) rights to each maintain an approved religion, if they had one, and NOT to keep such actions out of the control of the “Several States”, each for for their own purposes! Therefore, such states as Alabama had and have a true and Constitutional Right to set Christianity as its official or primary religion!!!

I am fortunate that my library (The Milwaukee County System) has several copies of this book. If your library does not have it, insist (Demand?) that they get one or more copies.