The next gathering of the American Heritage Book Group will be on Tuesday, May 8th at the Kitchi Gammi Club. The book is Perilous Fight: America’s Intrepid War with Britain on the High Seas by Stephen Budiansky. Please read the attached pdf file (and share it with others who may be interested).
News: Alison Clarke as agreed to be a coordinator, along with me. Thanks, Alison!
Also, at our May gathering, we will be voting on three books for the next “season” (i.e., fall, winter, spring). Our time frame is from 1812 to 1860. Susan wondered if this would include the presidency of James Monroe. Sure. Even though his story obviously starts earlier, his presidency fits in the time frame. We may find that there is so much to read that we wish to stay in this time period for more than one “season.”
In any case, please e-mail either Alison or myself by April 30th with any books that you wish to have on the ballot. (You may suggest more than one.) You may also include a brief description of the book. Book descriptions will be handed out prior to the vote.
Some possible topics include (but are not limited to):
Westward Expansion and the Doctrine of Manifest Destiny
Presidents from James Madison through James Buchanan
Cherokee Trail of Tears
Seminole Wars
California Gold Rush
The Alamo and the Mexican War
Ante-bellum Politics
Compromise of 1820
Henry Clay and the Whig Party
Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Bleeding Kansas
The Lincoln—Douglas Debates
Abolitionism
Frederick Douglass
William Lloyd Garrison
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Tubman & the Underground Railroad
John Brown
If, for whatever reason, you choose not to receive e-mails about the American Heritage Book Group, please let me know.
Best wishes,
Brad Jenson
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Financial Advisor, RJFS
Lake Superior Financial Services, Inc.
