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Real Men: Ten Courageous Americans to Know and Admire
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Real Men: Ten Courageous Americans to Know and Admire |
Author: R. Cort Kirkwood
Published: 2006-09-01 |
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 Supplement Your Children's Education
R. Cort Kirkwood's Real Men: Ten Courageous Americans to Know and Admire, is a fine introduction to too few of America's genuine heroes. A fine compliment to your child's education, itself obsessed with the "pussification" of American men.
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br /I would recommend using the chapters as an introduction only in deciding which hero to expand upon. My biggest (and only) fault with the book is it is too short and contains too few heroes.
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 not worth the time
really is pointless. As a christian, the violent ethics of these men remind me only of the most terrible days of our faith. crusading with blind faith in mortal leaders.
 Real Men, A Much-Needed Book
An enjoyable read... However, I'd pick some others were i writing this... Not that Author Kirkwood's ten are not great, and REAL MEN: Rickenbacker, Francis Marion, Vince Lombardi, Rocky Versace, Hickok, Gehrig, Audie Murphy, Crockett, Andrew Jackson, and Robert E. Lee. I do not agree with including Robert E. Lee among the ten greatest American Real Men. After all, great as he was, he not only resigned his USA commission, he Fought Against the US. I would want to include George Washington (greatest of all), George S. Patton, and Abraham Lincoln, who held this country together. I'd also like to see two courageous men who helped Washington win our freedom in the first place: Paul Revere and Dr. Joseph Warren (hero of Bunker Hill). Of course, Patrick Henry ("Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!!) merits consideration. Booker T. Washington is another great Virgnian/West Virginian who overcame great odds... Alas, we really need a book that says "Real Men: Twenty Courageous Americans..." How about it, Author Kirkwood?
You Can Learn Alot About American History in a Short Period of Time
This book is sort of like a Cliff Notes for the biographies of these great men. I would hope that anyone who reads this book maybe inspired to read a full length version of the lives of these men. The book is a quick read and I believe is targeted for high school or young adults. I would hope that anyone over 45 knows most of these men. Most of the previous reviewers had a pretty much accurate description of the book. You can finish the book in a night or two. I agree with most of the slant the author puts on the book and these men are truly heroes in the truest sense. The book has a very conservative leaning and is not politically correct in many areas. Many people use these boards to espouse their political views, I will not. You can judge for yourself how much you enjoyed the book.
Good book for young adults faced with revisionist history
I bought this book specifically for several teen age boys I know. As I read it prior to giving it away, I liked the accounts and the readers style in relating them. As a voracious reader of historical books I really liked the fact that it did not pull punches about the setting and explained the context of the stories as they were. In America today it is important to provide both narration of great deeds and the context they occurred in. The education system today is sadly lacking in promoting hero's and role models for young men. I would recommend this to anyone who has a son from the middle teens on and for young adults wanting to see history in short bites.
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