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People of Plenty
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David M. Potter |
America has long been famous as a land of plenty, but we seldom realize how much the American people are a people of plenty -- a people whose distinctive character has been shaped by economic abundan… |
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Gothic plays and American society, 1794-1830
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M. Susan Anthony |
"This first full-length study of early American Gothic drama examines the relationship between Gothic plays and the developing society in which they flourished. It discusses topics ranging from the n… |
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Power and willpower in the American future
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Robert J. Lieber |
"To argue against the widely proclaimed idea of American decline might seem a lonely task. After all, the problems are real and serious. Yet if we take a longer view, much of the discourse about decl… |
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A revolutionary people at war
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Charles Royster |
Discusses the role of the Revolutionary War--with its demands on courage, discipline, and dedication to the cause of freedom--on the shaping of America's national character. |
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The soul of America
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Jon Meacham |
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham helps us understand the present moment in American politics and life by looking back at critical times in our history when hope overcame division and fear. |
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Wake up America
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Eric Bolling |
America was built on nine distinct virtues which shaped the character of our nation and made it great. Grit, manliness, individualism, merit, profit and providence, dominion over our environment, thr… |
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Falling in love with America again
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Jim DeMint |
" In his new role as president and CEO of The Heritage Foundation, Jim DeMint has travelled the country talking to Americans about how to return to our founding principles and restore and protect our… |
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The American dream
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Jim Cullen |
"The American Dream" is one of the most familiar and resonant phrases in our national lexicon, so familiar that we seldom pause to ask its origin, its history, or what it actually means. In th… |
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The man who sold the world
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William Kleinknecht,William Kleinknecht |
Since Ronald Reagan left office--and particularly after his death--his shadow has loomed large over American politics: Republicans and many Democrats have waxed nostalgic, extolling the Republican tr… |
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Generation of vipers
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Philip Wylie |
"Perhaps the most vitriolic attack ever launched on the American way of living - from politicians to professors to businessmen to Mom to sexual mores to religion - Generation of Vipers ranks with the… |
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America embattled
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Richard Crockatt |
What causes Anti- Americanism and where are its historical roots? What is the impact of 9/11 on America's sense of itself and its role in the world? Is America paradoxically a victim of its own polit… |
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The age of homespun
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Laurel Thatcher Ulrich |
They began their existence as everyday objects, but in the hands of award-winning historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, fourteen domestic items from preindustrial America - ranging from a linen tableclot… |
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Red, white, and blue letter days
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Matthew Dennis |
"The Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Columbus Day, Labor Day, Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday, and other celebrations matter to Americans and reflect the state of Ameri… |
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Andrei Codrescu and the myth of America
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Kirby Olson |
"This work explores Codrescu's writings and how they are a part of the surrealist tradition. It examines the ways in which his poetry and essays are influenced by his upbringing in Communist Romania … |
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America's Victories
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Larry Schweikart |
From the Revolutionary War to the War on Terror, the American military has consistently beaten the odds. It's not luck.America's armed services are under attack. From college campuses to the floor of… |
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