America’s 250th Birthday

The Gentlemen on the Balcony, to include Mr. Wil Becker explore America’s 250th birthday. The 250th is more than the famous names, and this week’s balcony discussion does a deep dive into what this Great Experiment really was and is today.

Book List:

  1. 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann
  2. 1776 by David McCullough
  3. A Patriot’s History of the United States by Larry Schweikart & Michael Allen
  4. Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
  5. Bunker Hill by Nathaniel Philbrick
  6. Common Sense by Thomas Paine
  7. Conceived in Liberty by Murray N. Rothbard
  8. Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville
  9. Empire of Liberty by Gordon S. Wood
  10. John Adams by David McCullough
  11. Plain, Honest Men by Richard Beeman
  12. Resolved: 13 Resolutions for Life by Orrin Woodward
  13. Revolutionary Characters by Gordon S. Wood
  14. The 5000 Year Leap by W. Cleon Skousen
  15. The Course of Human Events by David McCullough
  16. The Idea of America by Gordon S. Wood
  17. The Last Founding Father by Harlow Giles Unger
  18. The Radicalism of the American Revolution by Gordon S. Wood

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Balcony Brotherhood: EMale 5-17-26

The Gentlemen read emails sent from the past couple of weeks about recent shows. Birthdays are celebrated and Mr. Becker presents more self help.

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Balcony Brotherhood: EMale 5-3-26

The Gentlemen read emails sent from the past couple of weeks about recent shows. Birthdays are celebrated and Mr. Becker’s review this week teaches us the power of compounding.

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Balcony Brotherhood: EMale 4-19-26

The Gentlemen read emails sent from the past couple of weeks about recent shows. Birthdays are celebrated and Mr. Becker’s review is about communication techniques that can help you in life

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Balcony Brotherhood: EMale 4-5-26

The Gentlemen read emails sent from the past couple of weeks about recent shows. Birthdays are celebrated and Mr. Becker’s review this Easter Sunday is a classic: The Count of Monte Cristo. 

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Balcony Brotherhood: Emale 3/22/26

The Gentlemen pay tribute to a legend and an icon … Chuck Norris; along with reading another batch of Emales. Mr. Becker has another self help book review, “Jonathan Livingston Seagull” by Richard Bach.

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Balcony Brotherhood: E-Male 3-8-26

The Gentlemen read emails sent from the past couple of weeks about recent shows. Birthdays are celebrated and Mr. Becker’s review this week talks about success in business.

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