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Long time leaving Long time leaving Roy Blount Jr. "I left the South in search of the Enlightenment. I'm pro-choice, in favor of gay marriage, and against creationism and the war in Iraq. But both my parents' people are deep Southern from many genera… OL14852825W
Works (American Notes / Pictures from Italy) Works (American Notes / Pictures from Italy) Charles Dickens American Notes was the result of the author's five-month trip to America in 1842. Dickens's travelogue includes the glitter of Boston; a Broadway swarming with hogs; a gruesome penitentiary in Philad… OL14868468W
What's so great about America What's so great about America Dinesh D'Souza America is under attack as never before. Not only from foreign terrorists, but also from within. Islamic terrorists declare America the "Great Satan." Many Europeans complain about America spreading … OL15840960W
A visionary nation A visionary nation Zachary Karabell "America is a nation based on an idea. For nearly four centuries, Americans have shared the conviction that a perfect world is within reach. Running through our history is the presumption that we can… OL15857770W
Staging the people Staging the people Elizabeth A. Osborne "The Federal Theatre Project stands alone as the only national theatre in the history of the United States. This study re-imagines this vital moment in American history, considering the Federal Theat… OL16011238W
Power and willpower in the American future Power and willpower in the American future 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… OL16451544W
Memories of war Memories of war Thomas A. Chambers "Charts the development of the public memory and historical understanding of the wars of the colonial and early national periods through the practice of battlefield tourism in the early American repu… OL16592478W
In the Cause of Liberty In the Cause of Liberty William J. Cooper, Jr.,John M. McCardell, Jr. In this remarkable collection, ten premier scholars of nineteenth-century America address the epochal impact of the Civil War by examining the conflict in terms of three Americas--antebellum, wartime… OL16805952W
Three Squares Three Squares Abigail Carroll From pease porridge and cornmeal mush to TV dinners and PB&J, this book is a soup-to-nuts history of the American meal. We are what we eat, as the saying goes, but we are also how we eat, and when, a… OL16814634W
Immigration, Ethnicity, and Class in American Writing, 1830-1860 Immigration, Ethnicity, and Class in American Writing, 1830-1860 Leonardo Buonomo This book examines the close relationship between the portrayal of foreigners and the delineation of culture and identity in antebellum American writing. Both literary and historical in its approach,… OL16815228W
Inventing a Christian America Inventing a Christian America Steven K. Green Among the most enduring themes in American history is the idea that the United States was founded as a Christian nation. A pervasive narrative in everything from school textbooks to political comment… OL17639327W
Dislocating race and nation Dislocating race and nation Robert S. Levine American literary nationalism is traditionally understood as a cohesive literary tradition developed in the newly independent United States that emphasized the unique features of America and consciou… OL18353855W
The American spirit The American spirit David McCullough This collection of speeches by historian David McCullough reminds us of fundamental American principles. Over the course of his distinguished career, David McCullough has spoken before Congress, the … OL19720278W
The America syndrome The America syndrome Betsy Hartmann "In this thought-provoking, big-idea book, Betsy Hartmann sheds light on a pervasive but--until now--invisible theme shaping the American mindset: apocalyptic thinking, or the belief that the end of … OL19735560W
A revolutionary people at war A revolutionary people at war 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. OL1973558W
Asia Pacific Security - Values and Identity Asia Pacific Security - Values and Identity Leszek Buszynski The main theme of this book is that security is not just about defence from external attack, but embraces the protection of identity and values which cultures regard as important, and which they may … OL19828189W
American dream, global nightmare American dream, global nightmare Ziauddin Sardar,Merryl Wyn Davies There is something deeply wrong with America. The American dream has become a global nightmare from which we all need to awake as quickly as possible. In this hard-hitting sequel to their best-sellin… OL2012689W
Falling in love with America again Falling in love with America again 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… OL23327765W
Generation of vipers Generation of vipers 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… OL31045W
Embodiment of a nation Embodiment of a nation Cecelia Tichi "From Harriet Beecher Stowe's image of the Mississippi's "bosom" to Henry David Thoreau's vision of Cape Cod as the "bared and bended arm of Massachusetts," the U.S. environment has been recurrently … OL3946464W
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