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The current climate of partisan fury is not new, and in The Soul of America, Meacham shows us how what Lincoln called the "better angels of our nature" have won the day. Painting surprising portraits of Presidents, including Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Ulysses S. Grant, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, Lyndon B. Johnson, and others, and illuminating the courage of such influential citizen activists...
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Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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Explains how the influences of dreamers, zealots, hucksters, and superstitious groups shaped America's tendency toward a rich fantasy life, citing the roles of individuals from P.T. Barnum to Donald Trump in perpetuating conspiracy theories, self-delusion, and magical thinking.
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English
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Traditional areas of civic agreement are vanishing. We can't agree on what makes America special. We can't even agree that America is special. We're coming to the point that we can't even agree what the word America itself means. "Disintegrationists" say we're stronger together, but their assault on America's history, philosophy, and culture will only tear us apart. Who are the disintegrationists? From Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United...
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
c1999
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
American Greats offers compelling evidence of the courage and character, invention and resilience, that help defines this nation. It's about action and, therefore, character. It celebrates what the late Commissioner of Baseball, Bart Giamatti described as "that compound whose mix forms the American character-of moral energy and pragmatic efficiency, optimism and guile, respect for law, admiration for the maverick, and love of the underdog." This book,...
11) Wake up America: the nine virtues that made our nation great--and why we need them more than ever
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English
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"A co-host of Fox News Channel's "The Five" draws on his life story to identify nine values on which America was builtincluding manliness, profit and religious faitharguing that said values are under attack by Democratic leaders and must be embraced to revive the nation's dominance,"--NoveList.
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Publisher
Twelve
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
A New York Times best-selling author and conservative U.S. Senator reveals the untold inside story of how progressive ideologues and Democratic politicians abandoned the American tradition of strength, pride and honor, providing a formidable and urgent roadmap to restore American strength before it's too late.
Publisher
Topix Media Lab
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"A celebration of American courage and tenacity, this sumptuous visual history details the stories of more than 125 of our nation's most gutsy and resolute citizens--those who overcame extraordinary odds through faith, will and guts--from George Washington and Helen Keller to Jim Lovell, Jackie Robinson and many more, both famous and lesser-known. Each chapter opens with a feature on John Wayne, highlighting a specific trait of "grit," then examines...
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Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"In this tender, beautiful letter to his daughters, President Barack Obama has written a moving tribute to thirteen groundbreaking Americans and the ideals that have shaped our nation. From the artistry of Georgia O'Keeffe, to the courage of Jackie Robinson, to the patriotism of George Washington, President Obama sees the traits of these heroes within his own children, and within all of America's children"--Book jacket.
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
"The Farewell was published at the end of Washington's second term. It was reprinted in newspapers across the country. The President began the letter during his first term intending to retire but was persuaded by Hamilton and Jefferson to run for a second. By the end of that term he was the object of scurrilous press attacks and alarmed by the growing partisan bitterness. Fearful for the country's future, Washington pled with his countrymen to resist...
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Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2008
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
Political journalist Howard Fineman mixes scenes from the campaign trail with forays into 400 years of American history, to show that every debate, from our nation's founding to the present day, is rooted in one of thirteen arguments that--thankfully--defy resolution. It is the very process of never-ending argument, he explains, that defines us, inspires us, and keeps us free. At a time when most public disagreement seems shrill and meaningless, Fineman...
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