There's a discussion on "We are what we read more than we know" over at the Albert Mohler blog, starting with quotes from a 2003 David McCullough speech and building on them.
As if my to-read list isn't long enough, McCullough's mention of books read when he was younger has me reaching for the list to add a few.
Mohler suggests that parents of boys might want to take a look at what type of reading lit a fire under McCullough when he was young.
I think there is a lot to what both men say.
Gem Books from 100 Years Past: 1924
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It was indeed a different era. What was going on in 1924 when these books
were being published and read? The 1924 Paris Olympics, Leopold and Loeb
murders,...
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