First Principles

What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country

De: Thomas E. Ricks

Narrado por: James Lurie

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Brilliant

I really loved this book. This is a new approach to understanding the founders of our country; one I've never encountered before. That translates into I learned something new about them, about America and maybe even about me as an American. I've always had trouble with Jefferson and Adams. Jefferson because of his massive contradictions, Adams, well, because he's Adams. Now I think I understand them better. Ricks gets Washington and Madison or at least I agree with him. I don't think he understood Hamilton nearly as well. I've already read/ listened to it twice. James Lurie gives a masterful performance. Just a wonderful book!

Outstanding

Knowing what the Framers read helps one appreciate the intent behind The Constitution — the intent behind our country.

fantastic

A magnificent dive into the most promising past. A well written, honest and in depth portrayal of what a modern and revolutionary past the USA had as a project.

US early government formatio thinking

A good understanding of the basis our leaders in our early government used to form their opinions and their actions. both good and bad it's an excellent perspective and in listening gives us a good perspective for different things that have happened in our history such as what's happening today and in each major self initiated insult we've experienced throughout our history.

This book ties them together

I’ve read dozens of books about the founding and the founding fathers, this one relates each to the others. The same can be said about the chronology of events. In so doing, it delivers many aha moments!