american national characteristics

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.

A collection of more than two hundred poems that celebrates the people and places of the United States.

"Americans are different from one another in many ways. But despite these differences, Americans share certain ways of doing and being that hold us all together. From the Fourth of July to the Bill of Rights, Douglas Wood and Elizabeth Sayles share the story of what it is to be American"--Dust jacket flap.

"The Farewell was published at the end of Washington's second term. It was reprinted in newspapers across the country. The President began the letter during his first term intending to retire but was persuaded by Hamilton and Jefferson to run for a second. By the end of that term he was the object of scurrilous press attacks and alarmed by the growing partisan bitterness. Fearful for the country's future, Washington pled with his countrymen to resist hyper-partisanship and foreign alliances. He called for unity among "citizens by birth or choice," defended religious pluralism, called for national education. His message to the country was urgent. ... In Washington's Farewell, Avlon offers important insight into Washington's final public days, presenting not only a startling description of the perilous state of the new nation but a rare view of the man behind the usual face of a tranquil First Father"--Provided by publisher.

"In a collection of essays, the venerated television journalist celebrates our shared values, reminds us of what matters most in our great country, and shows us what patriotism looks like"--Provided by publisher.

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.

Draws on firsthand and historical writings to present the true stories of men and women who have lived through some of the events that have defined American culture.