american national characteristics

Compares the America that Alexis de Tocqueville saw and wrote about in 1831 with America at the end of the twentieth century.

Featuring a blend of original reporting and history, each chapter explains a current event through its social and historical contexts, and looks for connections between 21st-century America and the ideas of the founding fathers.

On title page: A revised edition of "Fads, Follies and Delusions of the American people" including new diets, quick cures, campus bloodshed, the cults, jogging, skyjacking, millionaire athletes, and much more.

Presents an illustrated collection of writings from throughout the history of America, featuring short stories and literary excerpts from fictional works, poems, essays and speeches by historic Americans, letters, songs, facts, recipes, and copies of significant documents including the U.S. Constitution.

Presents illustrated essays that describe over eighty events, people, places, things, and ideas the authors have chosen as representative of America's greatness.

A study of the social character of Americans, originally published in 1949, discussing the differences in social character, and the ways in which it is manifested, among people of various regions, eras, and groups.

Examines the political, social, and economical changes in America since the Declaration of Independence and discusses the various elements that make America the country that it is.

Presents an examination of American immigration policy and how it affects national identity, exploring the issues related to United States policy to allow its citizens one or more foreign citizenships, and its ramifications on patriotism and civic process.

Presents a profile of the United States based on the 2000 census, describing the ethnicities, family structures, ages, incomes, migration patterns, and other characteristics of Americans.

Photographic collection of poems representative of the many different styles and traditions of American poetry, drawn from all geographic regions of the country.