American Struggle

Jon Meacham

Democracy, Dissent, and the Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

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In a polarized era, history can become a subject of political contention. Many have seen America as perfect; many others argue that the national experiment is fundamentally flawed. The truth, Meacham shows, likely lies in between these extremes. America has had shining hours, and also dark ones.

In American Struggle, Jon Meacham looks to the nation's complicated past for lessons on the way forward. This rich and diverse collection covers a wide spectrum of history, from 1619 to the present, with primary-source documents that spotlight in their own words those who sought unity or division, and with Meacham's commentary throughout—from the founders to Lincoln; to leaders in the South; to leaders during the World Wars; to figures in the modern era such as Martin Luther King, Jr., JFK, LBJ, Shirley Chisolm, Walter Cronkite, Ronald Reagan, Barack Obama, and many more. As clashes over liberty and slavery, inclusion and exclusion play out, these voices, brilliantly framed by Meacham's singular commentary, remind us that contentious citizenship and fair-minded observations are essential to bringing about the more perfect union envisioned in the preamble to the Constitution, which Frederick Douglass called a "glorious liberty document".

Conflict is nothing new in American life; rather, as Meacham and these texts show, these arguments are built into the nation's character. To know what has come before, to watch as long-running disputes rise and fall, is to be armed against despair.

Podrobnosti

Autor	Jon Meacham
Vydavateľ	Random House USA Inc 20 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London, SW1V 2SA, United Kingdom customerservices@penguinrandomhouse.co.uk https://www.penguin.co.uk/ +44 20 7840 8444
Jazyk	anglický
Väzba	Hardback
Počet strán	480
Formát	235 x 156
Hmotnosť	567
EAN	9780593597552
Rok vydania	2026
Edícia	Politika