America In Crimson Red by James R. Beller

I'm sure these types of books are necessary to record and maintain names and dates which are important to not lose as a people, but they just don't light my fire of interest or passion. Suffice it to say, it just wasn't my cup of tea. Depth intrigues me, but breadth, not so much. I've read an entire book on the history of milk, and I found that enjoyable and interesting. If I'm going to read history, I prefer a targeted event or personality or even object. I will admit, my opinion of this book is heavily tainted by my lack of interest in typically written and more generalized history books regardless of the specific focus. If I could give it 2 1/2 stars, I probably would.

Nevertheless, everyone should overlook those faults and read this book. Unfortunately, he needed an editor, or a better one, for every page of the book contains poor sentence structure, commas out of place, and many other grammatical problems. James Beller, importantly, reminds us of this history and the important people who played a part in this history, with great attention to detail, good story telling, and impeccable research. We have since lost that understanding, meshing Baptists into Protestantism. Through the persecution, the Baptists in America thrived and ultimately led America to embrace religious freedom. Before the formation of the United States, many Baptists died, lost their homes and other property, and were kicked out of their communities merely because they refused to baptize infants and refused to pay the tax for the salaries of the pastors of government-established churches. 'The Baptist History of America' is really a history of how the United States went from independent states that almost uniformly practiced religious persecution to United States that understood religious freedom as a basic right. Or maybe it is the worst best written book I have ever read. This is the best worst written book I have ever read.

America In Crimson Red by James R. Beller