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2) Chicken soup for the soul: my kind (of) America : 101 stories about the true spirit of our country
Publisher
Chicken Soup for the Soul, LLC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
ix, 401 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
6) Seven events that made America America: and proved that the founding fathers were right all along
Author
Publisher
Sentinel
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
258 p. ; 24 cm.
Description
Notable conservative historian Larry Schweikart takes an in-depth look at seven transformative moments in our nation's history and provides an analysis of how each of them spurred a trend that either confirmed or departed from the vision our Founding Fathers had for America.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
xv, 176 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
"This timely collection of speeches by David McCullough, the most honored historian in the United States--winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, two National Book Awards, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, among many other honors--reminds us of fundamental American principles. Over the course of his distinguished career, David McCullough has spoken before Congress, the White House, colleges and universities, historical societies, and other esteemed institutions....
Author
Publisher
Twelve
Pub. Date
[2022].
Physical Desc
xx, 267 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Description
"U.S. Senator Tom Cotton exposes the progressive left's decades-long plot to sabotage American power, culminating in a behind-the-scenes look at the dangerous failures of Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden— and explains what we must do to recover America's strength. If it seems to you that Barack Obama and Joe Biden have weakened America and emboldened our enemies, you're not alone. But Senator Cotton explains that their failures aren't just...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
x, 420 p. ; 25 cm.
Description
From bestselling historian H. W. Brands, an incisive chronicle of the events and trends that guided--and sometimes misguided--our nation from the A-bomb to the iPhone. Ultimately Brands captures the national experience through the last six decades and reveals the still-unfolding legacy of dreams born out of a global cataclysm.
11) American gods
Author
Publisher
Roca Bolsillo
Description
Saliendo de prisión, Sombra se encuentra con el enigmático señor Miércoles, que dice ser un refugiado de una guerra antigua, un dios y también el rey de América. Juntos se embarcan en un viaje extraño a través de los Estados Unidos, mientras una tormenta de dimensiones épicas amenaza con desencadenarse.
13) American gods
Author
Formats
Description
Vol. 3: "This volume collects issues #1 through #9 of the Dark Horse comic-book series American Gods: The Moment of the Storm."--
"This supernatural American road trip fantasy tells the story of a war between the ancient and modern gods. Shadow Moon gets out of jail only to discover his wife is dead. Defeated, broke, and uncertain where to go from here, he meets the mysterious Mr. Wednesday, who employs him to serve as his bodyguard--thrusting Shadow...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
xxiii, 625 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
Description
"A perennial favorite of readers worldwide, American Gods tells the story of ex-con Shadow Moon, who emerges from prison and is recruited to be bodyguard, driver, and errand boy for the enigmatic Mr. Wednesday. So begins a dark and strange road trip full of fantastical adventures and a host of eccentric characters. For, beneath the placid surface of everyday life, a storm is brewing--an epic war for the very soul of America--and Shadow is standing...
Author
Publisher
St. Martins Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
247 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"After she packed up her British worldview (that most things were basically rubbish) and moved to America, journalist and documentary filmmaker Ruth Whippman found herself increasingly perplexed by the American obsession with one topic above all others: happiness. The subject came up everywhere: at the playground swings, at the meat counter in the supermarket, and even?legs in stirrups?at the gynecologist. The omnipresence of these happiness conversations...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 31 cm.
Description
"In this tender, beautiful letter to his daughters, President Barack Obama has written a moving tribute to thirteen groundbreaking Americans and the ideals that have shaped our nation. From the artistry of Georgia O'Keeffe, to the courage of Jackie Robinson, to the patriotism of George Washington, President Obama sees the traits of these heroes within his own children, and within all of America's children"--Book jacket.
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
xxxix, 660 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 25 cm.
Description
"The transcontinental railroads of the late nineteenth century were the first corporate behemoths. Their attempts to generate profits from proliferating debt sparked devastating panics in the U.S. economy. Their dependence on public largess drew them into the corridors of power, initiating new forms of corruption. Their operations rearranged space and time, and remade the landscape of the West. As wheel and rail, car and coal, they opened new worlds...
19) Wake up America: the nine virtues that made our nation great -- and why we need them more than ever
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
xi, 226 pages ; 25 cm
Description
America was built on nine distinct virtues which shaped the character of our nation and made it great. Grit, manliness, individualism, merit, profit and providence, dominion over our environment, thrift, and above all pride in our country -- these qualities define us, and are the reason that hundreds of millions of people worldwide look to America for hope, inspiration, and opportunity. But it's precisely these virtues that now are under attack by...
Author
Publisher
Debate
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
367 pages ; 23 cm
Description
"Los extranjeros han estado escribiendo sobre Estados Unidos desde su fundación. Ahora es mi turno. Pero, por favor, no me reproches esto: Estados Unidos tiene la culpa. Como muchas personas en la tierra, hace mucho que He quedado fascinado por este notable fenómeno que se autodenomina América. Mi destino -o tal vez buena fortuna- ha sido el de un extranjero que durante medio siglo vivió la experiencia americana -como niño, como estudiante, como...
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