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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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A New York Times Bestseller
A timely collection of speeches by David McCullough, the most honored historian in the United States—winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, two National Book Awards, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, among many others—that reminds us of fundamental American principles.
"Insightful and inspirational, The American Spirit summons a vexed and divided nation to remember—and...
A timely collection of speeches by David McCullough, the most honored historian in the United States—winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, two National Book Awards, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, among many others—that reminds us of fundamental American principles.
"Insightful and inspirational, The American Spirit summons a vexed and divided nation to remember—and...
Author
Accelerated Reader
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Language
English
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"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.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Through firsthand interviews featuring various perspectives and a wealth of historical footage, Downing of a Flag traces the Confederate Battle flag's controversial relationship with the Palmetto State, exploring its true meaning and how an unspeakable tragedy catalyzed its long-debated removal. The story begins with the end of the Civil War and chronicles the flag's more than a 150-year journey from the blood-soaked battlefields of Virginia to its...
Author
Publisher
Avid Reader Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Spending time with Israel’s entrepreneurs and political leaders, soldiers and students, scientists and activists, the writers discover Israel’s greatest innovation is its society itself and provide surprising insights into how we can confront the crisis of community, human connectedness and purpose in modern life.
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Language
English
Description
Donald Trump's niece, Mary L. Trump, examines America's national trauma, rooted in our history but dramatically exacerbated by the impact of current events and the Trump administration's corrupt and immoral policies. Our failure to acknowledge this trauma, let alone root it out, has allowed it to metastasize. Whether it manifests itself in rising levels of rage and hatred, or hopelessness and apathy, the stress of living in a country we no longer...
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Rumor of War traces his 2011 road trip from the southernmost to the northernmost points of the United States to experience firsthand the country's vast diversity and political tensions in the face of a historic economic recession.
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Language
English
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In The Greatest Generation, his landmark bestseller, Tom Brokaw eloquently evoked for America what it meant to come of age during the Great Depression and the Second World War. Now, in BOOM!, one of America’s premier journalists gives us an epic portrait of another defining era in America as he brings to life the tumultuous Sixties, a fault line in American history. Brokaw takes us on a memorable journey through a remarkable time, exploring...
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Popular narratives of American history conceal as much as they reveal. They present a national identity based on harvesting the treasures that lay in wait for European colonization. In Whose Ruins tells another story: winding through the US landscape, from Native American earthworks in West Virginia to the Manhattan Project in New Mexico, this history is a tour of sites that were mined for an empire's power. Showing the hidden costs of ruthless economic...
Author
Publisher
Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Examines how the identity-shaping idea of an open and ever-expanding American frontier has evolved from early westward expansion into the reactionary populism of Donald Trump's border wall proposals.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
The Farewell Address of America's first president conveys warnings about the forces Washington believed were endangering the nation's democracy and is complemented by text placing the address against a backdrop of the dynamics of its time.
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Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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The civil rights leader, Senator and former Attorney General of California draws on the lessons of her activist immigrant family to make recommendations for the universal issues of today, including economic inequality, health care and national security.
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