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The Value of History Page 4
‘The Glorious Cause’ by Robert Middlekauff A Page FromMatt’s Bookshelf
My dad had a copy of “The Glorious Cause” on his bookshelf when I was growing up, but I wouldn’t read it for myself until I was in a history class at Auburn. Robert Middlekauff writes about the American Revolution in a way that goes beyond your typical history book and gives you a deeper understanding of what the men and women of the revolution were fighting for. Our Founding Fathers weren’t perfect and it’s easy to tear them down today, which is why “The Glorious Cause” does such a powerful job of reminding us of how our country came to be. The people of the American colonies weren’t fighting for a government that would give them things; they were fighting for a government that would leave them alone.
of Independence or the end of our war with Great Britain, because the United States of America wasn’t created after those historic
us who were alive that day clearly remember the trauma, but we have an entire generation
of kids in school who hadn’t even been born yet. Less than 20 years ago, the United States of America changed in a single day, but it takes just a generation to forget our history. As a nation, I think we’ve lost a lot by forgetting what those 13 colonies were trying to achieve in the American Revolution. Books like “The Glorious Cause” serve to help us learn from the past, gain a clearer view of the present, and really understand why our history matters.
moments. After the war, it took a lot to establish a government that worked. The revolution was about cutting strings and many Founding Fathers were terrified of creating a government that would tie people up all over again. I’ve been thinking a lot about the importance of history. At the time of writing, we just observed the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Those of
“The Glorious Cause” covers 1763–1789. It doesn’t end with the signing of the Declaration
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