Author Newt Gingrich has played many roles in his life including Speaker of the House of the United States House of Representatives and political analyst for Fox News. His beautiful wife, Callista Gingrich, has earned accolades herself as President of her own production company, Gingrich Productions. She is a gifted photographer and President of her charitable organization, the Gingrich Foundation. Their experiences living in Waschington, D.C. qualify them to produce this book that focuses on the evidence of God's Providence in the founding of the United States of America.
The pictures in this book are lovely, but the book could have used more of them. They are taken by Callista herself and there are a few shots of some monuments many people may not have seen before. For a book that is meant to be viewed as a picture book as well as a text, it needed more photos.
The book is small, and it's not exhaustive. It's a simple overview and would make a great resource for students and first-time tourists of the United States capitol. It can be recommend it for a short study of our nation's capitol's most popular monuments. It makes a nice gift book for any American History buff.
When used in a presentation for the Frances Slocum Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in North Manchester, Indiana, the members enjoyed it and had a difficult time passing it on and putting it down. It is definitely engaging if you love American history.
As long as one keeps in mind that there are more examples of historical Christian roots to be found in our nation's capital (that aren't included in this book), this is a nice addition to any library. But if you want an exhaustive encyclopedia of America's Christian Roots that includes photos, you'll need to look elsewhere.
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