You’re right, PatH, about it being harder to get around without some sanctioned I.D. I find using a credit card physically easier than digging in the purse for cash. Here at home, no problem, but while shopping with my granddaughter, on a recent trip to Seattle, I had to bring out my driver’s license every time I charged something.
I just finished watching the Brian Lamb/McC interview – finally found that it offered captions. If you have not yet seen it, don’t miss it.
JoanP asked us why McCullough picked the people to follow that he did. Ella said she thought because they had left writings. I’m sure that’s no doubt a partial reason, but I also think he picked some of these people because they were closest to his heart. They were the writers, the artists, the teachers, the soon-to-be doctors, the people who made history come alive for him. Some were people with fascinating stories, that we might not know about – people like Charles Sumner and Elihu Washburn. The latter’s story (he was one of ten children, all of whom distinguished themselves) reminds me of my grandparents, whose families had immigrated to a small Wisconsin town. They had no higher education, but they saw that all of their seven children received it. My mother had never seen a library until she went to state teachers college.
I like the idea of focusing on a few people at a time. I had heard the name Emma Willard (probably thinking about the Willard Hotel in DC) and Charles Sumner (probably thinking about one of his relatives –FDR era government official Sumner Welles).
When did Samuel Morse’s painting of the Louvre come to Washington?
What are we told of Charles Sumner? He had a strong sense of duty. And, he came to LEARN.
