Post firs published as Guest Review From Man Of La Book: “The Intimate Lives of the Founding Fathers” by Thomas Fleming on http://twofistedreader.com About: The Intimate Lives of the Founding Fathers by Thomas Fleming is a history book which tells about the lives of six famous men from the perspective of their relationship with the women in their lives. I do love books which tells us more history from the “trenches”, after all, there are very few big events which aren’t made of small, personal moments. Buy this book in paper or electronic format. Thoughts: The Intimate Lives of the Founding Fathers by Thomas Fleming is what one might call “history light”. While there was no new information revealed in the book, it is a wonderful introduction to more serious works which deal with the Founding Fathers, their policies and how the relationships with other influenced their work (which still has ramifications to this day) and their policies. Mr. Fleming does not view the Founding Fathers as untouchable historical figures, but as men of flesh and blood who lived, loved, laughed, hurt and gotten hurt. The author’s research is excellent and his writing style is enjoyable. Those who only learned…

The author follows Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, James Madison, John Adams, and of course, George Washington.

The Patriots: Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and the Making of America – A book focusing on the relationships of the three Founding Fathers.

The book is actually two well written essays. The first essay is a fascinating look at Colonial America and the life of an 18th Century regular people without the wealth and genealogy of many of our Founding Fathers. The second part is more of a scholarly essay about uses and methods of history.

As much as reading about the Founding Fathers is interesting, for me the real fascinating aspects of the book were the parts about the common soldiers, bystanders and even camp followers.

George Washington Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph J. Ellis – 5 The General’s Cook by Ramin Ganeshram (historical fiction) – 4 His Excellency: George Washington by Joseph J. Ellis – 4 The Intimate Lives of the Founding Fathers by Thomas Fleming – 4 Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy by Nathaniel Philbrick – 4 Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow – 5 John Adams Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph J. Ellis – 5 John Adams by David McCullough – 5 The Intimate Lives of the Founding Fathers by Thomas Fleming – 4 The Patriots: Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and the Making of America by Winston Groom – 4 Thomas Jefferson Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph J. Ellis – 5 American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson by Joseph J. Ellis – 3 In Pursuit of Jefferson: Traveling through Europe with the Most Perplexing Founding Father by Derek Baxter The Patriots: Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and the Making of America by Winston Groom – 4 Thomas Jefferson’s Crème Brûlée: How a Founding Father and His Slave James Hemings Introduced French Cuisine to America by Thomas J. Craughwell…

The main goal is to retrace Washington’s footsteps, poke around the edges of history, and find the uncomfortable stories that no one tells.

The author’s conclusion is that Hamilton has been, most likely, was born and raised Jewish, dispel assumptions about Hamilton’s childhood in the Caribbean

The author & his family on a series of vacations following Jefferson’s 1788 book attempting to observer what he saw and experienced

The essays in this book or intelligent, charming, and often cranky. I know Mr. O’Rourke sees himself as a Libertarian, and probably a classical conservative, so I was interested to hear what he has to say on the current administration.