The American Future: A History - Softcover

Schama, Simon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061669075 ISBN 13: 9780061669071

Verlag: HARPERLUXE, 2009

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FOR AMERICAN FUTURE: "Schama is a genius of storytelling...A historian who radiates such anticipated pleasure is a rare thing. We are lucky to have him." -- The Times (London)

."..A lively meditation on American history... Schama's wide-ranging narratives wander between contemporary reportage... and fluent, richly literate history." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"It has its own particular charm.a fabulous jumble-sale, full of old treasures and recent acquisitions. Anyone interested in America will find in it something to their fancy." -- The Economist

"With eloquence, wit, passion and irony, THE AMERICAN FUTURE traces the history of an idea: that of our national destiny...[Schama's] is a book of beautiful writing, peppered with wisecracks, slashed with rapier thrusts..." -- Philadelphia Inquirer

"Schama is a masterful stylist and storyteller." -- Boston Globe

"Schama is a genius of storytelling...A historian who radiates such anticipated pleasure is a rare thing. We are lucky to have him." -- The Times (London)

"The American Future is an imaginative work...mixing the art of the historian and the craft of the journalist... Mr. Schama's reflections on matters of faith are in many ways the most compelling aspect...Mr. Schama's book is to be savored for its celebration of American resiliency." -- Wall Street Journal

"His historical narrative is excellent...[Schama] writes beautifully about Americans of the past." -- Miami Herald

"Schama is a genius of storytelling. . . . A historian who radiates such anticipated pleasure is a rare thing. We are lucky to have him."--The Times (London)

"Schama is a masterful stylist and storyteller."--Boston Globe

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"With eloquence, wit, passion, and irony, The American Future traces the history of an idea: that of our national destiny....A book of beautiful writing, peppered with wisecracks, slashed with rapier thrusts." --Philadelphia Inquirer

A De Tocqueville for the 21st century, Simon Schama, NBCC Award winning author of Rough Crossings offers an essential, historical, long view analysis of the American character in The American Future. Shama examines four themes--war, race and faith, immigration, and custodianship of the land--through the prism of the historic 2008 presidential election in a magnificent work that the Wall Street Journal calls a "celebration of American resiliency." Niall Ferguson says, "I hope Obama will have this book on his bedside table."

Über diese Auflage

• Verlag: HARPERLUXE
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0061669075
• ISBN 13: 9780061669071
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 704