Empire of Liberty by Gordon S. Wood is the second in the series The Oxford History of the United States which, oddly, seems to be a very good place to get the history of the US. I'm reading this book to try and get some material together to teach history to my 5th grade son.
Started: 2/13/2010
Completed:
Recommendation:
Recommended By: A Major at the Pentagon who got to talking with my wife while I took my son on a tour of the Pentagon.
Words I Looked Up:
ancien -- a system or mode no longer prevailing
entablature -- a horizontal, continuous lintel on a classical building supported by columns or a wall, comprising the architrave, frieze, and cornice
labile -- unstable, quick and ready to change
mezzotinto -- a form of intaglio etching in which a metal plate is roughened and then smoothed to bring out an image.(It seems that this word was used to mean fine engraving with a delicate touch. In the book it was contrasted with an elephant.)
peripatetic -- travelling from place to place, especially working or based in various places for short periods
trenchant -- having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect
tympanum -- a vertical recessed triangular space forming the center of a pediment, typically decorated
Review: Will write one when I'm done.
