An edition of American will (2015)

American will

the forgotten choices that changed our republic

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An edition of American will (2015)

American will

the forgotten choices that changed our republic

First Threshold editions hardcover edition.
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The governor of Louisiana explores how fourteen different lessons from U.S. history have influenced and defined current affairs, including the Louisiana Purchase, the conflict between the Federalists and the anti-Federalists, and Reagan and Nixon's welfare fight.

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Threshold Editions
Language
English
Pages
312

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Table of Contents

Introduction: American will
Part I. American visionaries
Individual liberty: the Anti-Federalists and the fight for a Bill of Rights
Defending American sovereignty: Napoleon, Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase
Boom: the first energy revolution and the rise of the American entrepreneur
Part II. America off-course
Preemptive surrender: Joe Kennedy and the perils of appeasement
In defense of Federalism: Ronald Reagan and the fight against Richard Nixon's welfare state
From Hillarycare to Obamacare: the left's quest for socialized medicine
Part III. Division and indecision
A party divided: the great Republican crack-up of 1912
The Truman afterthought: how indecision and recklessness almost lost the Cold War
Part IV. Questions of faith
Great awakenings: abolition and the hidden hand of God
Religion and the schools: how religious bigotry has punished American students
Conclusion: 2016: another turning point.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
973
Library of Congress
E169.1 .J55 2015, E169.1.J55 2015

The Physical Object

Pagination
viii, 312 pages ;
Number of pages
312

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL26490799M
Internet Archive
americanwillforg0000jind
ISBN 10
1501117076, 1501117092
ISBN 13
9781501117077, 9781501117107, 9781501117091
LCCN
2015021945
OCLC/WorldCat
906010675

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