The American Experiment: Dialogues on a Dream (Thorndike Press Large Print Nonfiction)

Rubenstein, David M.

ISBN 10: 1432893521 ISBN 13: 9781432893521

Publisher: Thorndike Pr, 2022

Synopsis

"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"--

Edition details

• Publisher: Thorndike Pr
• Publication date: 2022
• ISBN 10: 1432893521
• ISBN 13: 9781432893521
• Binding: Library Binding
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 761