The Great American historian Gordon S. Wood has died. He was a gold standard for American history, especially the Founding Era. To be so into the Founding Era and die on its 250th anniversary must be an honor. Sadly, he did not get to see the 250th Independence Day.
"The forest was shrinking, but the trees kept voting for the Axe, for the Axe was clever and convinced them that because his handle was made of wood, he was one of them."