To America To America

To America

Personal Reflections of an Historian

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Publisher Description

Completed shortly before Ambrose's untimely death, To America is a very personal look at our nation's history through the eyes of one of the twentieth century's most influential historians.

Ambrose roams the country's history, praising the men and women who made it exceptional. He considers Jefferson and Washington, who were progressive thinkers (while living a contradiction as slaveholders), and celebrates Lincoln and Roosevelt. He recounts Andrew Jackson's stunning defeat of a superior British force in the battle of New Orleans with a ragtag army in the War of 1812. He brings to life Lewis and Clark's grueling journey across the wilderness and the building of the railroad that joined the nation coast to coast. Taking swings at political correctness, as well as his own early biases, Ambrose grapples with the country's historic sins of racism; its ill treatment of Native Americans; and its tragic errors such as the war in Vietnam, which he ardently opposed. He contrasts the modern presidencies of Eisenhower, Kennedy, Nixon, and Johnson. He considers women's and civil rights, immigration, philanthropy, and nation building. Most powerfully, in this final volume, Ambrose offers an accolade to the historian's mighty calling.

GENRE
History
RELEASED
2002
November 11
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
288
Pages
PUBLISHER
Simon & Schuster
SELLER
Simon & Schuster Digital Sales LLC
SIZE
788.8
KB

Customer Reviews

Moguls2go ,

Great read

Fantastic read... Makes you want to sing the Star Spangled Banner aloud. Great for Ambrose fans as well as those who want to read American history, but can't ever decide on the right book.

Emmet Aloysius ,

Good not Great

Some wonderful parts on the history of our country, especially the people, as well as some insightful commentary on our successes and failures, but too much personal information & detail for a 200 page book...EAF

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