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Summary: From A Retired West Point Professor
Review: Dear Mr. Remick: I read your book. At first skeptical of your choice of a dramatic dialogue as narrative vehicle, I soon saw the great value of your device --- ACCESSIBILITY! Accessibility to young readers and to non-academic minds of all ages. As a [course] designer, teacher, and supervisor of the First Class courses in philosophical readings in the seventies at West Point, I had the advantage of familiarty with many, if not most, of the philosophical ideas you present. Still, I found your necessarily simplified take on the history of ideas in general, and those pertinent to West Point in particular, to be understandable and compelling. Congratulations on accomplishing something I had long thought about doing. Thank goodness you have done it so I don't have to try it, but can merely give copies to those I want to UNDERSTAND ..... well, really to understand who we are! Of course, there will be those who will carp at your simplifications, and some will take exception to your interpretations [cartoons], ..... but you have done a BRILLIANT job.
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Summary: ...
Review: Good for young readers more as a history of philosophy and an intro to 18th century thought. Would rate much higher if there was an editor. Rampant misspellings and content errors. Ex. The main Greek god was not Jupiter, Tristram Shandy is not a figure from Arthurian legend. So much for discipline . . . . Paragraphs are full of exclamation points, all caps, and underlining for emphasis, which is terribly amateurish. The illustrations are so crude, that it would be better if they were left out. Prose goes like this: "Only fourteen will end up in the Corps of Engineers. Fourteen! That's a telling statistic!" That said, it's still very interesting and full of fascinating anecdotes. It can be great with some cleaning up.
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: I bought "West Point" and read it cover to cover, and was left disappointed. The descriptions of the book that appear in Amazon do not match the actual product. For example, it is not really about Thomas Jefferson, who only appears toward the end. It is not particularly about West Point either, with just some pictures at the beginning and some text at the end about West Point's founding and the life of students. Most of the 400+ page text is a pop rendering of the history of philosophy (as relates to the founding of the United States), written as dialogue among imaginary characters. The format left me cold, and I found the treatment of the subject matter to be superficial. I gather the book was a labor of love by the author, whose son attended West Point, but I was nonetheless bothered by the text's sloppiness. The book would have benefited from an editor to smooth out spelling, punctuation and other glitches. This is not a book I would recommend to others.
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Summary: Highly recommend you get this book
Review: I just finished this book and thought it was great. I'm astonished to come back on Amazon to write this and see that dozens of mostly five star reviews are no longer on. What happened? I probably would be turned off reading this the way it looks now. Thank goodness I read it. As I said, it was great. I highly recommend you ignore those suspicious one star reviews and get this book. You won't be sorry.
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Summary: From A Nashville Minister To Every American
Review: I wish to thank Amazon.com for making me aware of this book. Though I am a minister, I will not proselytize here on Amazon.com. I will simply say, this book is not just about West Point, it is a book, in my humble opinion, that every American should read. If you care about God, Country, and family, don't miss this book.
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Summary: A Fun and Informative Book
Review: I'm a Jefferson fan who found this to be fun to read and packed with information; serious lessons on character and leadership; the best I've read on West Point, and on Jefferson's thinking.
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Summary: An odd way to write a paean...
Review: If one did not know better, you would have to say this is a true post-modern book--complete with cartoons, imaginary characters, imaginary scenes--played off as both history and commentary. It is really an odd book. The book reflects the author's deep love for West Point and character education of military life. Uncritical and glorifying, the author's love touches the reader, but he adds little to our understanding of the history, tradition, or educational methods of West Point.
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Summary: Something Special
Review: Mr. Remick is a extraordinary, conversational and engaging writer who has done something wonderful with this book. It is like a trip through the world's best library, led by a tour-guide you completely trust. Highest recommendation.
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Summary: Number One
Review: My choice for the number one book to read on West Point. Also wonderful insight into the mind of Thomas Jefferson. Presented in a way that is both fun and educational for all ages and levels of education.
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Summary: Deserving Of Widespread Promotion
Review: This book contains a lovely short biography of Thomas Jefferson, precious philosophical basics on character and leadership, and a wonderful section on how Jefferson and philosophy influence "the way it is" today for students being molded into leaders of character at West Point. But, most important to me, Mr. Remick has created a marvelous vehicle for conveying the values and ideals of America and Thomas Jefferson around the world. This book should certainly be more broadly promoted.
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