To America

Snow · #1 (**permalink**) 10-11-2005, 10:14 PM

To America is the last book of the great writer Stephen Ambrose, who they say is America's favorite historian - or was till he died a couple years ago. Ambrose reflects back on a lifetime of studying and writing history and includes this thoughts on things such as the Founding Fathers, Crazy Horse, sexism, racism, D-Day, Vietnam, a number of great Presidents, etc. Of Thomas Jefferson he says "His writing showed he had a great mind and a limited character."

The book is, of course, very well written, engaging, broad in it's subject matter with lots of insightful commentary along the way.

Well recommended.

Other books by Ambrose:

Halleck: Lincoln’s Chief of Staff. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1962.

Upton and the Army. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1964.

Duty, Honor, and Country: A History of West Point. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1966.

Eisenhower and Berlin, 1945: The Decision to Halt at the Elbe. New York: Norton, 1967.

The Supreme Commander: The War Years of General Dwight D. Eisenhower. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1970.

Rise to Globalism: American Foreign Policy since 1938. New York: Penguin, 1971.

General Ike: Abeline to Berlin. (juvenile) New York: Harper & Row, 1973.

Crazy Horse and Custer: The Parallel Lives of Two American Warriors. Illustrations by Kenneth Francis Dewey. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1975.

(With Richard H. Immerman) Ike’s Spies: Eisenhower and the Espionage Establishment. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1981.

(With Immerman) Milton S. Eisenhower: Educational Statesman. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1983.

Eisenhower: Soldier, General of the Army, President-elect, 1890-1952. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1983.

Eisenhower: The President. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1984.

Pegasus Bridge: 6 June, 1944. London: Allen & Unwin, 1984; New York: Simon & Schuster, 1985.

Nixon: The Education of a Politician, 1913-1962. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1987.

Nixon: The Triumph of a Politician, 1962-1972. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1989.

Eisenhower: Soldier and President. (condensed version of Eisenhower: Soldier and President). New York: Simon & Schuster, 1990.

Nixon: The Ruin and Recovery of a Politician, 1973-1990. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991.

Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne, from Normandy to Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1992.

D-Day, June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1994.

Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996.

Americans at War. (essays). Edited by Stephen E. Ambrose. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 1997.

Citizen Soldiers: The U.S. Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997.

The Victors: Eisenhower and His Boys—The Men of World War II. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1998.

Lewis & Clark: Voyage of Discovery. Photographs by Sam Abell. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 1998.

Comrades, Brothers, Fathers, Heroes, Brothers, Sons, Pals. Illustrated by Jon Friedman. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1999.

Witness to America: An Illustrated Documentary History of the United States from the Revolution to Today. Edited by Stephen E. Ambrose and Douglas Brinkley. New York: Harper, 1999.

Nothing Like It in the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad, 1863-1869. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2000.

The Good Fight: How World War II Was Won. Juvenile nonfiction. New York: Atheneum: 2001.

Wild Blue: The B24s Over Germany, 1944-45. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001.

To America: Personal Reflections of an Historian. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2002.

#2 (**permalink**) 10-24-2005, 09:45 AM

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Originally posted by Snow@Oct 11 2005, 09:14 PM
To America is the last book of the great writer Stephen Ambrose, who they say is America's favorite historian - or was till he died a couple years ago. Ambrose reflects back on a lifetime of studying and writing history and includes this thoughts on things such as the Founding Fathers, Crazy Horse, sexism, racism, D-Day, Vietnam, a number of great Presidents, etc. Of Thomas Jefferson he says "His writing showed he had a great mind and a limited character."

The book is, of course, very well written, engaging, broad in it's subject matter with lots of insightful commentary along the way.

Well recommended.

Other books by Ambrose:

Halleck: Lincoln’s Chief of Staff. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1962.

Upton and the Army. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1964.

Duty, Honor, and Country: A History of West Point. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1966.

Eisenhower and Berlin, 1945: The Decision to Halt at the Elbe. New York: Norton, 1967.

The Supreme Commander: The War Years of General Dwight D. Eisenhower. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1970.

Rise to Globalism: American Foreign Policy since 1938. New York: Penguin, 1971.

General Ike: Abeline to Berlin. (juvenile) New York: Harper & Row, 1973.

Crazy Horse and Custer: The Parallel Lives of Two American Warriors. Illustrations by Kenneth Francis Dewey. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1975.

(With Richard H. Immerman) Ike’s Spies: Eisenhower and the Espionage Establishment. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1981.

(With Immerman) Milton S. Eisenhower: Educational Statesman. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1983.

Eisenhower: Soldier, General of the Army, President-elect, 1890-1952. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1983.

Eisenhower: The President. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1984.

Pegasus Bridge: 6 June, 1944. London: Allen & Unwin, 1984; New York: Simon & Schuster, 1985.

Nixon: The Education of a Politician, 1913-1962. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1987.

Nixon: The Triumph of a Politician, 1962-1972. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1989.

Eisenhower: Soldier and President. (condensed version of Eisenhower: Soldier and President). New York: Simon & Schuster, 1990.

Nixon: The Ruin and Recovery of a Politician, 1973-1990. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991.

Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne, from Normandy to Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1992.

D-Day, June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1994.

Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996.

Americans at War. (essays). Edited by Stephen E. Ambrose. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 1997.

Citizen Soldiers: The U.S. Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997.

The Victors: Eisenhower and His Boys—The Men of World War II. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1998.

Lewis & Clark: Voyage of Discovery. Photographs by Sam Abell. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 1998.

Comrades, Brothers, Fathers, Heroes, Brothers, Sons, Pals. Illustrated by Jon Friedman. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1999.

Witness to America: An Illustrated Documentary History of the United States from the Revolution to Today. Edited by Stephen E. Ambrose and Douglas Brinkley. New York: Harper, 1999.

Nothing Like It in the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad, 1863-1869. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2000.

The Good Fight: How World War II Was Won. Juvenile nonfiction. New York: Atheneum: 2001.

Wild Blue: The B24s Over Germany, 1944-45. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001.

To America: Personal Reflections of an Historian. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2002.

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These all sound interesting... wish I had more time to read...