|
BOOK CLUB |
|
Purpose
NOTE: To join the Book Club is FREE. The recordings are stored in the Dolphin Society. To register for this year's meetings, scroll down.
The purpose of The Dolphin Society Book Club is to hone our craft as historians, to read, think about and discuss history, and, for those who need a quick overview of history, to use our recordings as succinct history lessons. At the beginning of each talk, John De Gree will present a 20 to 30-minute powerpoint explaining the key historical events, people, and ideas of the month’s readings. After this, John turns off the recording. Then, John leads attendees in Socratic discussions on the history they have read. Typically, the Book Club is attended by teachers of history and home school moms (and sometimes, Dads!)
Didn’t have time to read everything for that month? That’s fine! Come along for the lesson and discussion, anyways! And, John records only HIS portion of the talk. Before Dolphin Members converse, he shuts off the recording, so members can freely discuss without any worry of being recorded.
2025/26 Book Club:
Modern American History, The Story of Liberty;
Reconstruction through the Reagan Revolution, by John De Gree
ISBN: 9798289932938 You can purchase it here.
My newest book traces the story of liberty as it ebbs and flows from the late 1800s, through the Industrial Revolution, the advent of Progressivism, World War I, the Roaring Twenties, The Great Depression, The Beginning of the Welfare Society and the New Deal, World War II, The Cold War, Korean War, The Fabulous Fifties, The Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s, The Vietnam War, The Great Society, The Disastrous 1960s and 1970s, The Rise of the New Left, and the Reagan Revolution. I'm very excited about this book as it shows the effects of taxation, highlights the battle against Soviet Communism, and ends with the triumph of Ronald Reagan and the rebirth of conservatism in American society. Remarkably, this is one of a very few books on modern American history with a "natural rights" or limited government, pro-Western civilization perspective. You can purchase this on this website here.
To register for this year's book club, scroll down.
The purpose of The Dolphin Society Book Club is to hone our craft as historians, to read, think about and discuss history, and, for those who need a quick overview of history, to use our recordings as succinct history lessons. At the beginning of each talk, John De Gree will present a 20 to 30-minute powerpoint explaining the key historical events, people, and ideas of the month’s readings. After this, John turns off the recording. Then, John leads attendees in Socratic discussions on the history they have read. Typically, the Book Club is attended by teachers of history and home school moms (and sometimes, Dads!)
Didn’t have time to read everything for that month? That’s fine! Come along for the lesson and discussion, anyways! And, John records only HIS portion of the talk. Before Dolphin Members converse, he shuts off the recording, so members can freely discuss without any worry of being recorded.
2025/26 Book Club:
Modern American History, The Story of Liberty;
Reconstruction through the Reagan Revolution, by John De Gree
ISBN: 9798289932938 You can purchase it here.
My newest book traces the story of liberty as it ebbs and flows from the late 1800s, through the Industrial Revolution, the advent of Progressivism, World War I, the Roaring Twenties, The Great Depression, The Beginning of the Welfare Society and the New Deal, World War II, The Cold War, Korean War, The Fabulous Fifties, The Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s, The Vietnam War, The Great Society, The Disastrous 1960s and 1970s, The Rise of the New Left, and the Reagan Revolution. I'm very excited about this book as it shows the effects of taxation, highlights the battle against Soviet Communism, and ends with the triumph of Ronald Reagan and the rebirth of conservatism in American society. Remarkably, this is one of a very few books on modern American history with a "natural rights" or limited government, pro-Western civilization perspective. You can purchase this on this website here.
To register for this year's book club, scroll down.
THE DOLPHIN SOCIETY BOOK CLUB CALENDAR 2025/26
All Meetings Take Place at 3:30 pm PT., Mondays, Except as Noted Below
Review of materials by John De Gree takes 20 to 30 minutes, and then discussion follows.
To Register for each class, click the "Click to Register" link.
1. October 13th Unit I. Reconstruction, 1865-1877
Click to Register Unit II. Going West, 1860-1893
2. November 3rd Unit III. The Free Market and American Prosperity, 1865-1912
Click to Register Unit IV. Cities, Immigration, and Culture, 1865-1912
3. December 1st Unit V. Reform, Imperialism, and Progressivism, 1865-1912
Click to Register
4. January 5th Unit VI. Progressive America and World War I, 1912-1920
Click to Register
5. February 2nd Unit VII. The Roaring Twenties, 1920-1928
Click to Register Unit VIII. The Great Depression and the Birth of the Modern Welfare State, 1919-1939
6. March 2 Unit IX. World War II, 1941-1945
Click to Register
7. April 13 Unit X. The Fabulous Fifties and the Cold War, 1945-1960
Click to Register
8. May 4 Unit XI. The Limits of Big Government and the Decline of American, Click to Register 1960s
Unit XII. Doubling Down on the Failures of the 60s, 1968-1980
9. May 18 Unit XIII. The Reagan Revolution, 1981-1989
Click to Register
Review of materials by John De Gree takes 20 to 30 minutes, and then discussion follows.
To Register for each class, click the "Click to Register" link.
1. October 13th Unit I. Reconstruction, 1865-1877
Click to Register Unit II. Going West, 1860-1893
2. November 3rd Unit III. The Free Market and American Prosperity, 1865-1912
Click to Register Unit IV. Cities, Immigration, and Culture, 1865-1912
3. December 1st Unit V. Reform, Imperialism, and Progressivism, 1865-1912
Click to Register
4. January 5th Unit VI. Progressive America and World War I, 1912-1920
Click to Register
5. February 2nd Unit VII. The Roaring Twenties, 1920-1928
Click to Register Unit VIII. The Great Depression and the Birth of the Modern Welfare State, 1919-1939
6. March 2 Unit IX. World War II, 1941-1945
Click to Register
7. April 13 Unit X. The Fabulous Fifties and the Cold War, 1945-1960
Click to Register
8. May 4 Unit XI. The Limits of Big Government and the Decline of American, Click to Register 1960s
Unit XII. Doubling Down on the Failures of the 60s, 1968-1980
9. May 18 Unit XIII. The Reagan Revolution, 1981-1989
Click to Register
Past Book Clubs:
2024/25 Book Club:
America's Cultural Revolution, How the Left Conquered Everything, by Christopher F. Rufo,
ISBN 978-0-06-322753-8
2023/2024 Book Club:
1. Liberty or Death, The French Revolution, by Peter McPhee: ISBN-10 : 0300228694,
ISBN-13 : 978-0300228694 On Amazon
Optional Book:
2. The Ancient Regime and the Revolution, by Alexis de Tocqueville, ISBN-10 : 014144164X,
ISBN-13 : 978-0141441641
2022/2023 Book Club:
1. A People's History of the United States, by Howard Zinn, ISBN 978-0062397348
2. Debunking Howard Zinn, by Mary Grabar, ISBN 978-1621577737
2021/2022 Book Club:
Western Civilization, by Marvin Perry, ISBN 978-1-305-09146-7
2020/2021 Book Club:
A Patriot's History of the United States, by Larry Schweikart and Michael Allen, ISBN 978-1595231154
America's Cultural Revolution, How the Left Conquered Everything, by Christopher F. Rufo,
ISBN 978-0-06-322753-8
2023/2024 Book Club:
1. Liberty or Death, The French Revolution, by Peter McPhee: ISBN-10 : 0300228694,
ISBN-13 : 978-0300228694 On Amazon
Optional Book:
2. The Ancient Regime and the Revolution, by Alexis de Tocqueville, ISBN-10 : 014144164X,
ISBN-13 : 978-0141441641
2022/2023 Book Club:
1. A People's History of the United States, by Howard Zinn, ISBN 978-0062397348
2. Debunking Howard Zinn, by Mary Grabar, ISBN 978-1621577737
2021/2022 Book Club:
Western Civilization, by Marvin Perry, ISBN 978-1-305-09146-7
2020/2021 Book Club:
A Patriot's History of the United States, by Larry Schweikart and Michael Allen, ISBN 978-1595231154
|
SUPPORT
|
RESOURCES
|
|
|
|
|
|