Larry Schweikart is the co-author of A Patriot's History of the United States- From Columbus's Great Discovery to the War on Terror, and is a professor of history at the University of Dayton. He has written more than 20 books on national defense, business, and financial history.
One of the greatest of the Founders, George Mason...urged on his countrymen the duty of frequent recurrence to fundamental principles. I believe that is what Mr. Schweikart has in mind here: recurrence while there s time. Based on the evidence he lays before us, we'd better not stand there, daydreaming. The Washington Times Schweikart has a powerful understanding of what might otherwise be overlooked aspects of history, and makes them relevant to the modern reader. Intellectual Conservative