Book Review

Reid Farmer American History Book Review #1 March 7, 2000 Book Review # 1 The book that I chose to read was called The Governor And The Rebel, by Wilcomb E. Washburn. Wilcomb was a very qualified person. He passed away on February 1, 1997. He got his Ph.D. in the History of American Civilization at Harvard University. After Harvard, he taught history for three years at the College of William and Mary. He then joined the Smithsonian Institution as Curator …

…confusing part again until I figured out what he was talking about. I think that this is a good assignment for students to do. We get to pick a specific event that we find interesting and learn about it in detail. We don’t have time in class to go over everything. I don’t like to read books, but I learned a great deal of specific information. I give this assignment a thumbs up.