We've Been Here Before, by Michael I Days and Angela P Dodson

ISBN979-8-8808-3737-4
Broadleaf Books. s

Published 2026

We've Been Here Before, by Michael I Days and Angela P Dodson

ISBN979-8-8808-3737-4
Broadleaf Books. s

As we celebrate the Centiquintentennial 250 years of the Declaration of Independence this book landed at my doorstep. I am enjoying this historical book beyond words..It is masterfully researched and a book I can't put down. As I librarian, the endnotes are important. 

To quote ..."the overall message: "in this book, we aggressively explore the complex history of the United States, including the colonists quest for religious freedom, the displacement of Indigenous people, and enslavement and the responses to it, including rebellion, self-emancipation, the Underground Railroad, and the Abolition Movement. We trace the history of some of the most fundamental social movements that have shaped the nation: the struggles for rights-women's, labor and civil-as well as the movement for peace and environmental stewardship including climate change." 

This is a complex history of the United States, which at times can be quite disturbing as the reality of history as it happened is corrected. As most know,times (most times) much of the American History was buried,,conveniently omitted or misinformation published. 

In any case, I fine the book a riveting account of our country at this 250year anniversary. Where are we?

Have we learned from our past and which way is the republic headed? S0o many questions.