American Future LP

<p>With eloquence wit passion and irony <em>The American Future</em> traces the history of an idea: that of our national destiny....A book of beautiful writing peppered with wisecracks slashed with rapier thrusts. --<em>Philadelphia Inquirer</em><p></p></p> <p> </p></p>A De Tocqueville for the 21<sup>st</sup> century Simon Schama NBCC Award winning author of <em>Rough Crossings </em>offers an essential historical long view analysis of the American character in <em>The American Future. </em>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 <em>Wall Street Journal</em> calls a celebration of American resiliency. Niall Ferguson says I hope Obama will have this book on his bedside table.