american national characteristics

One hundred and fifty ordinary citizens, politicians, and celebrities present short essays on what it means to be an American in light of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks; includes such figures as George Bush, Lisa Beamer, Maya Angelou, and William Shatner.

Describes etiquette and customs in the United States, covering a wide range of information on topics including dining, socializing, and doing business. Provides a cultural quiz, do's and don'ts list, and annotated resource list.

Presents over one hundred poems, composed between the late seventeenth and the twenty-first century, that commemorate the landscapes, institutions, and transforming events of America.

Presents a history of American ideals of liberty and freedom from the colonial period through the twenty-first century and examines how those ideals have evolved over two hundred plus years.

Examines some of the creeds, oaths, and mottos that have historically guided the lives of Americans, including the Golden Rule, Pledge of Allegiance, and Hippocratic Oath, and includes the texts of a wide variety of institutional expressions.

Explores the changes in American identity between the time of national independence and unity to sectional division, with discussion of how unique growth patterns emerged and influenced American institutions.

Argues that the United States' founding myths no longer apply, and explains why Americans must reconsider the facts of their history.

Just released from prison, Shadow encounters Mr. Wednesday, an enigmatic stranger who seems to know a lot about him, and when Mr. Wednesday offers him a job as his bodyguard, Shadow accepts and is plunged into a dark and perilous world.