The Road to Americanism

The Road to Americanism chronicles and analyzes the fascinating development of both American society and American constitutionalism.

The book opens with a famous scene after the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. The author then traces the evolution of American Society during the 169 years of the colonial period, followed by the rapid development of American constitutionalism from the Declaration of Independence in 1776 to the proposal of the Bill of Rights in September 1789. You’ll see how and why the American constitutional framework is created, and why the need for an effective amendment process is crucial. The remainder of the book illustrates why the founding generation selected a republic as the embodiment of Aristotle’s “best” form of government. After finishing, you’ll have an appreciation for the many factors that have created our unique “Americanism.”

The founding generation developed their constitutional intelligence in a relatively short time. They learned from the creation of State Constitutions between 1776 and 1783, in the midst of the Revolutionary War. Today we have let our constitutional intelligence atrophy, but we can draw on lessons learned by our forefathers to reinvigorate our constitutional intelligence in a short time. “We the People” can then be effective stewards of our republic, and more of us can achieve Aristotle’s “good life.”