I was really hoping to finish this in 2024, but I found myself getting distracted and zoning out. Not wanting to miss anything, I decided to make it an early 2025 finish! 

This was a great read (listen) and I really enjoyed the author’s natural inflections and the way she brought these real historical figures to life. I’ve been reading Sharon’s newsletter for a while and just joined her Governerd program, so I look forward to more of this!

As far as the book goes, I love how it truly was about ordinary Americans making an impact throughout history; the power of education was a central theme, as it should be. Knowledge is a powerful tool. 

I think this would have been a good one to dual read in both text and audiobook, but I only owned the audiobook format.