American Landmarks series by Jason Cooper

Weeks #15 and #16 in our Classical Conversations curriculum covers America’s independence from Great Britain. To supplement this timeframe, I found an easy-to-follow book on Valley Forge and the winter spent there by George Washington and his Continental Army. What I liked about this book were the occasional highlighted key words (Continental Army, Tories, Baron Von Steuben, etc) and the photography (soldiers in period uniform, landmarks, memorials, and landscapes), and its size was easy to carry size (about 8″x8″ square). Come to find out, this book is actually one of a series of books called ”American Landmarks” published by Jason Cooper. We’ve also read the “American Landscapes: Gettysburg” and “American Landmarks: Mount Vernon”. The complete series is: Gettysburg, Historic Boston, Mount Vernon, U.S. Treasury, Valley Forge, and Vietnam Veterans Memorial. It’s an engaging read for the younger ones, say 4-8 years old.