american national characteristics

"[Shares the life of] the first woman, African American, and South Asian American to become attorney general of the State of California, and the second black woman ever elected to the United States Senate. Harris discusses the impact that her family and community had on her life, and how she came to discover her own sense of self and purpose"--OCLC.

Examines the effects on the iedealistic vision of the United States' after its involvement in the Vietnam War through the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

"Explores the meaning of the frontier throughout the full sweep of U.S. history--from the American Revolution to the War of 1898, the New Deal to the election of 2016"--Amazon.

After his release from prison, Shadow encounters mysterious Mr. Wednesday who offers him a job, and suddenly he is enmeshed in a web of secrets which not only tests Shadow's character but that of America itself.

Presents the original text of Alexis de Tocqueville's study of the United States, written in 1831 when the democracy was still young, encompassing the history, geography, politics, legal system, economy, and culture of America, and addressing issues such as a free press and racism that are still pertinent in the twentieth century.

Shadow and Wednesday leave the House on the Rock and continue their journey across the country where they set up aliases, meet new gods, and prepare for war.

Presents a collection of poems by Pulitzer Prize winner and Poet Laureate, Rita Dove depicting the many aspects of her cultural heritage.

Harris, a United States senator from California, describes how her upbringing and her career as the district attorney for San Francisco and later as California's attorney general influenced her passion for justice. She communicates a vision of shared struggle, shared purpose, and shared values and discusses the core truths that unite us and how to best act on them.

Examines the evolution of Alexander Hamilton's negative reputation and argues that it is undeserved, discussing Hamiltonianism's relevance in the twenty-first century.

Introduces the reader to all sides of contemporary controversies about the Confederate flag in an objective and comprehensive way.