The Soul of America
The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels is a 2018 book by Jon Meacham, published by Random House.[1][2][3]
| Author | Jon Meacham |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Publisher | Random House |
Publication date | 8 May 2018 |
| ISBN | 978-0-399-58981-2 (Hardcover) |
The Soul of America debuted at number one on The New York Times' list of best selling nonfiction books.[4]
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This book is a history of America from colonial days to those of D. J Trump. It traces the ups and downs of public issues including race, civil rights, immigration, women's suffrage and rights and internal and external threats to the democratic process, including the KKK and Communism in seven chapters plus an introduction and conclusion. It ends with more than 100 pages of notes, references and an index. [5]
It provides numerous revealing anecdotes that were not covered in the history learned in school.
It puts much focus on positions and quotes contemporaneous to the times they come from, showing how policy views ranged from poor to better at various times -- in terms of their support for the aspirations of our founding documents.
Published in 2018, some of its wordings may reflect hindsight into events of the 1920s through later years. Some of these seem eerily like those visible in the 2000s.
References
- "Author Jon Meacham looks into 'The Soul of America' and offers hope for the future". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2018-05-18.
- "'Soul Of America' Makes Sense Of Nation's Present By Examining Its Past". NPR.org. Retrieved 2018-05-18.
- Wilentz, Sean (2018-05-21). "A Battle for the 'Soul of America'? It's as Old as America, One Historian Notes". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
- Jordan, Tina (2018-05-18). "Think Things Look Bad in This Country Right Now? We've Been Here Before, Jon Meacham Says". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
- The Soul of America Table of Contents