The Soul of America
The Battle for Our Better Angels
Jon Meacham
The Soul of America by Jon Meacham is a #1 New York Times bestseller that offers a timely exploration of American politics and life. Meacham looks back at critical moments in our history when hope overcame division and fear, showing how the "better angels of our nature" have repeatedly triumphed. He profiles influential leaders like Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, and Martin Luther King Jr., as well as influential citizen activists who have pushed for progress. Meacham's inspiring book reassures us that, even in darker times, our country has always maintained a belief in progress - and that we can do so again.
Publish Date
2018-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
2018-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
4.26
ISBN
9780399589812
Recommendations
1
Recommendations
2020-06-01T00:01:55.000Z
“To hear such voices is to be reminded of what we have lost, but also what can one day be recaptured.”
This book does a wonderful job telling the American story. We are a giant ball of contradictions: Hope and fear, racism and progress, division and unity. – source