Pathway Essays


Best Books on Benjamin Franklin: Lorraine Pangle

Franklin remains one of our best educators on human nature and the qualities and habits that individuals need in order to become happy.


James Madison: GPS

Although dubbed the “father of the Constitution” by the historian Charles Jared Ingersoll in 1825, James Madison resisted the title.


Montesquieu GPS

James Madison wrote in The Federalist (No. 47) that Montesquieu was “the oracle who is always consulted and cited” on the subject of separation of powers.


May: Jewish American Heritage Month

May is Jewish American Heritage Month. EDSITEment has a rich array of educational resources on this vital part of American culture and history.


New Washington Essay with Interactive Portrait

New essay and interactive portrait of George Washington from Colonial Williamsburg’s History.org.


Teaching the Civil War: Sesquicentennial

A number of Civil War Resources for teachers, historians, and anyone interested in this critical time in our nation’s history.


Featured Text: Landy and Milkis

The excitement of American Government. Politics combines the suspense of sports with the colorful array of characters found in great literature.


The Library of the American Founders!

For the first time online, we can now read what early American dignitaries borrowed from the library.


Online Abraham Lincoln Papers

A complete record of the papers of Abraham Lincoln is now available online.


JMC Faculty give Virtual Courses on the History and Thought of America

Several course offered by The Teaching Company are presented by Jack Miller Center Faculty in both DVD Video and Audio CD Formats.


Founding Fathers’ papers to be accessible online

New website of the papers of the Founding Fathers will be available in 2012.


Benjamin Franklin: An Online GPS

An introduction to Benjamin Franklin’s life, thought, and accomplishments.


The Magna Carta: An Online GPS

The principles of the Magna Carta were accepted, refined, and embedded in the U.S. Constitution and the American people.


Liberty and Order: Primary Documents

Collection of primary documents addressing early American Party Struggles.


Thomas Paine: An Online GPS

In 1776 an obscure immigrant published a small pamphlet that ignited independence in America and shifted the political landscape of the patriot movement.