Freedom to Read: Some Book Recommendations for Independence Day
Want to read about our nation’s founding and the people who made it happen? Here’s a list of possibilities.
Me, to The Husband: “I thought I’d write a Medium post on good books to read for the 4th of July. Any suggestions?”
The Husband: “Huh?”
Me: “Well, I know there’s the David McCullough books that you like. And the Joseph Ellis one you just got from the library. Other than them, what would you recommend?”
The Husband: “Those two.”
(This is probably a good time to mention that The Husband happens to have an advanced degree or two in the American Presidency — and sarcasm — and that the majority of what he reads in his leisure hours are presidential biographies and the like. So, it makes sense that he would be my go-to-source on this topic.)
Me: “I need more suggestions.”
The Husband: “This is ridiculous. Like anyone is going to read an entire book in one day.”
Me, rolling eyes in exasperation: “You don’t GET IT. It’s to INSPIRE my readers. Maybe they’ll want to read something patriotic for the 4th and, you know, into the next week.”
Hammering out the Constitution wasn’t this damn difficult.
