Famous Men Of The Middle Ages\u00a0by John Henry Haaren and Addison B. Poland\u00a0<\/p>\n
Point: History is full of individuals who stepped out and fought for something.<\/strong><\/p>\n Path: This book begins with the gods of the Teutons (the race of men descended from the Goths, Vandals, Franks, and Anglo-Saxons). These gods were Woden, Thor, etc. From there, it traces the famous individuals from this group who sought to be like their gods.<\/p>\n It included characters such as Attila the Hun, Alaric, Theodoric the Ostrogoth, to William Tell, Joan of Ark, the Kings of England, William Wallace, and many more.<\/strong><\/p>\n Sources: Imagination, myth, and stories.<\/p>\n Agreement: Reading this book (written for a youth\/teen audience) was akin to walking past a large chronological chart of history and reading short stories of the brightest stars. The stories were short, easy to understand, and generally placed in order of time.<\/p>\n Disagreement: The first page reveals the bias which is so common, \u201cFrom them [the Teutons] have come the greatest nations of modern times. All except the Huns belonged the same race and are known as Teutons. They were war-like, savage, and cruel.\u201d It was this mentality that moved men like Theodore Roosevelt to claim that the Teutons were the only race fit to rule.<\/p>\n Stars: 3 out of 5<\/p>\n It would be worth another read and I would recommend it as a quick overview to give someone a taste for history.<\/p>\n If this review was helpful, let me know here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Famous Men Of The Middle Ages\u00a0by John Henry Haaren and Addison B. Poland\u00a0 Point: History is full of individuals who stepped out and fought for something. Path: This book begins with the gods of the Teutons (the race of men … Continue reading