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Reading this as a bedtime story for Man Cub, when I can tear him away from Wings of Fire, Calvin and Hobbes, Wimpy Kid, and the rest. “Call me Ishmael.” What a first line.

8/18hrs into the audiobook, and we’re in the 1860s, and so far, there are exactly zero heroes across the board, with the exception of Sojourner Truth, who’s really more of a blip on the historical arc. Awful, and instructive.

Goddamn.

Fantastic. It’s skewering every time-honored image of the Framers I’ve ever been taught, even as it is informing my understanding of where we are as a nation at present.

Fantastic. It’s skewering every time-honored image of the Framers I’ve ever been taught, even as it is informing my understanding of where we are as a nation at present.

Occasionally dry, but always fascinating.

Occasionally dry, but always fascinating.