A Time for Freedom: What Happened When in America

by Lynne Cheney

Book Overview

"No one can fully appreciate the great fortune we have to be Americans without knowing the events that brought us to where we are today."
-- Lynne Cheney

Did you know that John Adams thought we would celebrate America's birthday on the second of July? That ten generals went on to become president? That our country has had nine different capitals, including Trenton, New Jersey, and Annapolis, Maryland?
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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1416909257
• ISBN13: 9781416909255
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9

Customer Reviews

Buy it and Read It!

Briefly, just buy the book and read it. Then buy a copy for someone else and share it. You won't regret it.

A must for all libraries.

I am a senior citizen and use Lynne Cheney's A Time for Freedom as a way to look up historical dates, events and leaders all the time. Cheney has taken the most important information and condensed it in an understandable way for all readers. An excellent handbook and guide to history, a must for all home libraries.

AN AESTHETICALLY DESIGNED BOOK; INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT AMERICA TOO!

The art in both of Lynne Cheney's books that I've read are awesome! Very colorful and eye-catching! But that's not all her books are about. She weaves many interesting facts into this book ... facts that keep the reader's interest to the very last word. I hope to see more of this author's works.

This book does more than just inform

Thank you once again to Lynne Cheney for caring enough to write a book for all of us who need to appreciate the history of our country more than we do. This book does more than just inform, it invites the average American to delight in the events that have contributed to the forming of our great America. I am proud to be an American and have watched friends and family make sacrifices for the freedom of all, but I remain one of the typical victims of the history snobs (otherwise known as history professors and experts) who cared more about impressing students with their high intellect than instilling a love for the history of our country in their students. Even at my age, after reading this book I am motivated to read more about some of the historical events presented in Mrs. Cheney's enlightening timeline. I am encouraged that a book like this can be given to young people and we can expect that their interest in historical events will be piqued. I plan to give this book to many people (young and old) as a gift to them and to all of us who want to see the pride and love of American history returned to its people! I highly recommend this book!

Perfect gift for adults and families

Lynne Cheney reveals her love for America's history and her commitment to scholarship in A Time for Freedom. A chronology of America's past from the arrival of the first Americans to the present day, this book presents the events that shaped our country in a way that is understandable and compelling. Cheney's organization of the book-it passes through history in date order, with short summaries of events instead of complicated explanations-gives the reader a sense of context that is rare in history literature, yet essential for understanding our national story. I learned that in 1968 alone, North Vietnam launched the Tet Offensive; assassins murdered Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert Kennedy; police used tear gas against antiwar activists at the Chicago Democratic convention; and women protested the Miss America Pageant, in that order. Understanding this national suffering is surely necessary if we are to appreciate the hope that Neil Armstrong inspired across the country when, in early 1969, he became first person to walk on the moon! Cheney has also filled the book with primary source quotations, images, and fascinating tidbits that, even as a college history student, I've never found anywhere else (for example, during World War II, Navajo Indians serving in the Marines used their native language to keep U.S. transmissions from being deciphered by the Japanese). Such rich information and captivating prose make A Time for Freedom the perfect gift for a student, a family, or (perhaps best of all), a busy adult who can't remember what she learned in American history class. I predict that this book will become a classic-and until then, I'm going to give it to everyone I know.