The American Patriot’s Almanac
By: William J. Bennett and John T.E. Cribb

I love American history and this book feeds my passion in a way I have not seen before. The American Patriot’s Almanac is a daily devotional of American history. Each month begins with an essay, such as, Twelve Great Reasons to Love a Great Country or Fifty All-American Movies. Each day’s reading is about a topic in our history that happened on or near that day’s date. There are readings about our Presidents and many other famous people. But there are also readings about people you never read about in your history book, such as Marine Private Guy Gabaldon, The Pied Piper of Saipan. On March 14th you can read about Washington’s Glasses and on July 12th we learn of Jane Thomas’s Ride at the beginning of the Revolutionary War. Then at the bottom of the page is the American History Parade which lists four to six other events that happened on this day but in different years. My husband and I are using this book this year for a daily reading of American history. This book would make a great addition to every family’s library and an awesome read-aloud book for the whole family.

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