Daily Thoughts from Our Founders

Daily Thoughts from Our Founders and Events from the Revolutionary War is singular in its approach and format, and Dwight Crisp's compilation offers up bite-sized bits of Americana that are as stirring as they are unique. While most readers are likely accustomed to daily devotionals that are religious in context, Crisp has produced a patriotic devotional reminiscent of Leo Tolstoy's A Calendar of Wisdom, taking the powerful quotes of America's founders and adding a piece of history to it. This is a fantastic source that is actually quite difficult to take an entire year to read and I admit I devoured my first pass in just a few days. That said, the material--like America herself--is timeless...and the beauty of this devotional is that I will be able to read it afresh, a page a day as intended, for many years to come.  - Jamie Michele for Readers' Favorite

Daily Thoughts from Our Founders is an inspiring read. Crisp's research is accurate and interesting. From the quotes, you will understand the Founders' spirit, their awareness of their mission, and their worries about what would result from their actions. This book is a tribute to political consciousness. If readers choose to read Daily Thoughts from Our Founders day after day, they will realize it much better. They will also be able to focus on a single event and remember it. Most importantly, this book makes you reflect on politics, and you can compare the Founders' words and deeds with the contemporary state of politics. The sense and wish for freedom of the Founders' quotes remind you of how good politics was in those days and how the concern for people was sincere. Perhaps reading this book will help each one of us to become a better citizen. - Astrid Iustulin for Readers' Favorite

Those seeking an inspirational and easy to digest moment from history every day could not do better than this excellent compilation by author Dwight Crisp. One of the beauties of the work is how easy it is to access, picking up a different day when you have five minutes free, and allowing your mind to travel back and contextualize those struggles from long ago. The work is intelligently arranged, and the stories and information taken from the Revolutionary War are harrowing, but not overly dramatic or gory in their presentation. Still, the scale of the struggle for independence is deeply felt on every page and paired with an excellent selection of ideas and quotes that build to an overall feeling of victory and freedom. Overall, I would definitely recommend Daily Thoughts from Our Founders: And Events from the Revolutionary War to anyone wanting to add a little more history to their lives.  - K.C. Finn for Readers' Favorite