This post is an essay by Gordon Wood that was published a while ago as in op-ed in the Washington Post. Here's a link to the original. I thought it was worth remembering what an insightful historian he was, after the news of his recent death. His focus is on why the American colonies produced … Continue reading Gordon Wood: What Explains the Genius of the American Founders?
This post is an essay by Gordon Wood that was published recently as in op-ed in the Washington Post. Here's a link to the original. His focus is on why the American colonies produced such a remarkable set of republican thinkers and leaders. And he attributes of lot of this to their modest position in … Continue reading Gordon Wood: What Explains the Genius of the American Founders?
