A Time For Freedom by Lynne Cheney

Do you know American History? I thought I did, until I read A Time For Freedom by Lynne Cheney. From 13,000 years ago to 2001, Mrs. Cheney takes you through American history in small comprehensible points.

I was amazed at how many facts I had forgotten and how many more I had never been taught. These are fundamental facts from our great Nations history. My lack of knowledge made me concerned about my own children’s history education. What are they learning or not learning and how could I step in and make a difference?

THE SIZE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OVER WHICH PRESIDENT COOLIDGE PRESIDED WAS SMALL, ABOUT 3 PERCENT OF THE GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, AS COMPARED WITH 20 PERCENT IN 2004. AS FRUGAL WITH THE TAXPAYERS’ MONEY AS HE WAS WITH WORDS, PRESIDENT COOLIDGE HAD NO INTEREST IN SEEING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GROW LARGER. Pg. 161-162

I can help my children by educating myself first and then teaching them. This book is an outstanding resource for just that. We as Americans need to know our history. We can only walk forward into the future if we are educated—educated correctly about the past.

So if you want to jog your historical memory, learn something you didn’t know, or teach your children about our nation, then A Time For Freedom is a great resource. I would also recommend, America: A Patriotic Primer and Our 50 States: A Family Adventure Across America, both of which were also written by Lynne Cheney.