Man spends an entire year living like the Founding Fathers - using quill and ink to sign checks, and wearing a tricorn hat around New York A.J. Jacobs, 56, spent a year living by the Constitution like the Founding Fathers Jacobs went so far as to use a quill and ink to sign checks, and carry a musket He says he learned some important lessons about democracy and America By Emily Lefroy For Dailymail.
Com Published: 15:32 EDT, 20 June 2024 | Updated: 15:37 EDT, 20 June 2024 e-mail 1 View comments A bestselling author may have been born in the wrong era, spending a year living like the Founding Fathers. A.J.
Jacobs did his best to live by the Constitution and 'get in the mindset of our Founding Fathers' for a whole 12 months, writing the novel The Year of Living Constitutionally about his experiences - with a quill and all. 'A couple of years ago I realized I had never read the American Constitution,' the author and journalist admitted in an interview with CBS . 'But every day I'd open the news and there's another story about how this 230-year-old document is affecting our lives and I said I need to know more about our founding document and the way I like to learn is I like to go all-in, all-in means total immersion,' the 56-year-old added.
After of year of pulling on woolen tights and making sure his musket was already ready, Jacobs spoke with Fox News Digital about the abundance of distractions from technology, particularly smartphones, claiming he us now a 'better thinker.' A..