The American experiment : dialogues on a dream
(Large Print)
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Published
Waterville, ME : Thorndike Press, A part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2021.
Format
Large Print
Edition
Large print edition.
Status
Port Angeles - Large Print Nonfiction
LP 973 RUBENST
1 available
LP 973 RUBENST
1 available
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Published
Waterville, ME : Thorndike Press, A part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2021.
Edition
Large print edition.
Physical Desc
761 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Street Date
2112.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
The text of this Large Print edition is unabridged.
Description
"In this lively collection of conversations--the third in a series from David Rubenstein--some of our nations' greatest minds explore the inspiring story of America as a grand experiment in democracy, culture, innovation, and ideas. -Jill Lepore on the promise of America -Madeleine Albright on the American immigrant -Ken Burns on war -Henry Louis Gates Jr. on reconstruction -Elaine Weiss on suffrage -John Meacham on civil rights -Walter Isaacson on innovation -David McCullough on the Wright Brothers -John Barry on pandemics and public health -Wynton Marsalis on music -Billie Jean King on sports -Rita Moreno on film Exploring the diverse make-up of our country's DNA through interviews with Pulitzer Prize-winning historians, diplomats, music legends, and sports giants, The American Experiment captures the dynamic arc of a young country reinventing itself in real-time. Through these enlightening conversations, the American spirit comes alive, revealing the setbacks, suffering, invention, ingenuity, and social movements that continue to shape our vision of what America is--and what it can be"--,Provided by publisher.