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In America Reborn, journalist and historian Martin Walker defines twentieth-century America through the portraits of twenty-six American individuals whose accomplishments, innovations and ideals propelled the United States to a position of global dominance.
Here are the thoughts and beliefs of politicians and performers, thinkers and doers, capitalists and revolutionaries, immigrants and the native born. From Teddy Roosevelt's imperial ambitions to Bill Clinton's global vision; Emma Goldman s radical ideals to William F. Buckley's profound conservatism; Albert Einstein's elegant theories to Katharine Hepburn's elegant delivery-the biographical essays that make up this narrative show us the variety of American archetypes and offer a vision of how strong individualism has always been the bedrock of (helped make up) the American character."
Here are the thoughts and beliefs of politicians and performers, thinkers and doers, capitalists and revolutionaries, immigrants and the native born. From Teddy Roosevelt's imperial ambitions to Bill Clinton's global vision; Emma Goldman s radical ideals to William F. Buckley's profound conservatism; Albert Einstein's elegant theories to Katharine Hepburn's elegant delivery-the biographical essays that make up this narrative show us the variety of American archetypes and offer a vision of how strong individualism has always been the bedrock of (helped make up) the American character."
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Review:
"Boasts wise, original insights rendered in glowing prose."-"The Washington Post Book World
""Readable and thoughtful.... [Walker has] a shrewd eye for the significance of people we otherwise take for granted."-"The New York Times Book Review
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"One gets from Walker a lucid vision of American utopianism."-"The""Boston Globe
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Boasts wise, original insights rendered in glowing prose. The Washington Post Book World
Readable and thoughtful . [Walker has] a shrewd eye for the significance of people we otherwise take for granted. The New York Times Book Review
One gets from Walker a lucid vision of American utopianism. The Boston Globe
"
About the Author:
""Readable and thoughtful.... [Walker has] a shrewd eye for the significance of people we otherwise take for granted."-"The New York Times Book Review
"
"One gets from Walker a lucid vision of American utopianism."-"The""Boston Globe
"
Boasts wise, original insights rendered in glowing prose. The Washington Post Book World
Readable and thoughtful . [Walker has] a shrewd eye for the significance of people we otherwise take for granted. The New York Times Book Review
One gets from Walker a lucid vision of American utopianism. The Boston Globe
"
Martin Walker served as bureau chief for Britain's The Guardian in Washington, D.C., and other postings before retiring as the paper's assistant editor. A regular commentator on CNN, Inside Washington, and NPR, he is also a contributing editor of the Los Angeles Times. He has written for the New York Times, the Washington Post, USA Today, and The New Republic, and was awarded Britain's Reporter of the Year prize. He is a senior fellow of the World Policy Institute in New York and has lectured at many American universities. Walker is the author of six books, including The President We Deserve and The Cold War: A History. He is married, has two daughters, and lives in Europe.
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- PublisherDemco Media
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 0606223622
- ISBN 13 9780606223621
- BindingHardcover
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