Reviews

American Treasures: The Secret Efforts to Save the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Gettysburg Address by Stephen Puleo

dale_kooyenga's review against another edition

4.0

Given to me by a good friend, I didn't know if I wanted to read an entire book on preserving the founding documents. However, the book is about so much more than the protection of the documents. Mr. Puleo does a great job flashing back and telling a fresh narrative surrounding the creation of the documents. He also does a great job of building up the characters that surround the great story.

The books greatest atribute is the ability to connect the importance of lesser known players alongside our Jeffersons, Hamiltons and Washingtons.

I highly recomend to any fan of history or politics and would recomend to readers that enjoy non-fiction books that read like a good fiction (i.e. Candice Millard fans).

duparker's review against another edition

3.0

If you've read books about the revolutionary period, you'll have ready half this book. I was hoping for a bit more of the saving of the documents, to be at the forefront, but that really is the backstory. The actually drafting of the documents and the struggle for adoption covers more of the book, which isn't what I was looking for.