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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Hill & Wang Pub
Publication date
June 24, 2008
Pages
355
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780809027354
ISBN-10
0809027356
Dimensions
1.25 by 6 by 9.50 in.
Weight
1.35 lbs.
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Out of Print
Original list price
$25.00
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
The wonders as well as the less glorious histories of America are traced in this celebratory critique that examines American history, from the seventeenth century to the present day, from the perspective that if Americans want an ungrateful world to respect us, it will help to know ourselves a little better.
Amazon.com description: Product Description:
The United States stands at a historic crossroads; essential to the world yet unappreciated. Americaâs decline in popularity over the last eight years has been nothing short of astonishing. With wit, brilliance, and deep affection, Ted Widmer, a scholar and a former presidential speechwriter, reminds everyone why this great nation had so far to fall. In a sweeping history of centuries, Ark of the Liberties recounts Americaâs ambition to be the worldâs guarantor of liberty. It is a success story that America, and the world, forgets at its peril.
From the Declaration of Independence to the Gettysburg Address to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the United States, for all its shortfalls, has been by far the worldâs greatest advocate for freedom. Generations of founders imbued America with a surprisingly global ambition that a series of remarkable presidents, often Democratic, advanced through the confident wielding of military and economic power. Ark of the Liberties brims with new insights: Americaâs centuries-long favorable relationship with the Middle East; why Wilsonâs presidency deserves reappraisal; Bill Clintonâs underappreciated achievements; how Americaâs long history of foreign policy immediately touches on the choices we face in 2008. Fully addressing Americaâs disastrous occupation of Iraq, Ark of the Liberties colorfully narrates Americaâs long and laudatory history of expanding world liberty.
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Hardcover
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from Hill & Wang Pub (June 24, 2008)
9780809027354 | details & prices | 355 pages | 6.00 × 9.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.35 lbs | List price $25.00
About: The wonders as well as the less glorious histories of America are traced in this celebratory critique that examines American history, from the seventeenth century to the present day, from the perspective that if Americans want an ungrateful world to respect us, it will help to know ourselves a little better.
About: The wonders as well as the less glorious histories of America are traced in this celebratory critique that examines American history, from the seventeenth century to the present day, from the perspective that if Americans want an ungrateful world to respect us, it will help to know ourselves a little better.
Miscellaneous
1 edition from Hill & Wang Pub (June 24, 2008)
9781429959230 | details & prices | 384 pages | List price $9.99
CD/Spoken Word
With William Hughes (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from Blackstone Audio Inc (July 1, 2008)
9781433248580 | details & prices | 12 pages | 5.25 × 5.75 × 1.50 in. | 0.65 lbs | List price $29.95
With William Hughes (other contributor) |
Mp3 una edition from Blackstone Audio Inc (July 1, 2008)
9781433248597 | details & prices | 1 pages | 5.25 × 7.25 × 0.50 in. | 0.20 lbs | List price $29.95
About: This timely, eminently readable, and highly informative history of the idea of America will be of interest to all who care about our country and the direction we must take in the years ahead to be true to our ideals and regain the respect we have lost in todays world.
About: This timely, eminently readable, and highly informative history of the idea of America will be of interest to all who care about our country and the direction we must take in the years ahead to be true to our ideals and regain the respect we have lost in todays world.
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