american national characteristics

Examines the motives and behaviors which hold together communities and how individual behavior is often controlled to the extent that it benefits the group.

Presents photographs and essays that document the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001, revisiting survivors and the relatives of people who lost loved ones, and including a photographic record of the recovery of the World Trade Center site, and an introduction by President George W. Bush.

Based partly on the author's observations of the American political and social conditions during a visit in 1831-1832.

Journalist Tom Brokaw looks back on life in the United States during the 1960s, sharing the perspectives and experiences of famous and ordinary people who were affected by the tumultuous times, discussing changes that occurred in politics, culture, and society, and looking at how the era influenced events to come.

A history of the concept of freedom in the U.S. from colonial days to the twenty-first century, discussing such topics as the Revolution, slavery, and immigration, and featuring sidebars, historical documents, and illustrations.

Presents a collection of ten essays by famous Americans who have helped to shape the values and ideals of the nation from the Puritan age to the mid-1900s including Thomas Paine's "Common Sense, " "Manifest Destiny" in 1845, and "The Marshall Plan" in 1947.

Explores the meaning of the American Dream, discussing how it has both reflected and shaped American identity from the Pilgrims to the present.

Journalist Dan Rather presents the stories of more than thirty everyday American men and women who have pursued their dreams of liberty, happiness, family, fame, education, innovation, and service.

Based partly on the author's observations of the American political and social conditions during a visit in 1831-1832.