The American Revelation; Ten Ideals That Shaped Our Country from the Puritans to the Cold War

by Neil Baldwin

• ISBN13: 9780312325435
• ISBN10: 0312325436
• Format: Trade Book
• Copyright: 2005-05-01
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Summary

The 400 year story of ten ideals that shaped the American spirit and the intriguing characters who gave life to them by the former executive director of the National Book Foundation T he American Revelation is the unfolding story of how the American spirit developed. This inspiring book identifies the ideals that have grown to inform our national consciousness and brings to life the figures who set the course, including: -City on a Hill(John Winthrop) -Common Sense (Thomas Paine) -E plurius unum(Pierre-Eugene du Simitier) -Self-Reliance(Ralph Waldo Emerson) -Manifest Destiny(John L. O'Sullivan) -Progress and Poverty(Henry George) -The Sphere of Action(Jane Addams) -The Melting Pot(Israel Zangwill) -The Negro in our History (Carter Woodson) -The Marshall Plan(John Marshall)

Author Biography

NEIL BALDWIN was the executive director of the National Book Foundation sponsor of the National Book Awards for fifteen years. He is the author of ten previous books, including Henry Ford and the Jews: The Mass Production of Hate, Edison: Inventing the Century, and Man Ray: American Artist, as well as poetry, criticism, and history.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(182)
1. CITY ON A HILL
John Winthrop, 1630	7	(16)
2. COMMON SENSE
Thomas Paine, 1776	23	(20)
3. E PLURIBUS UNUM
Pierre Eugène Du Simitière, 1776	43	(18)
4. SELF-RELIANCE
Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1841	61	(18)
5. MANIFEST DESTINY
John L. O'Sullivan, 1845	79	(20)
6. PROGRESS AND POVERTY
Henry George, 1879	99	(22)
7. THE SPHERE OF ACTION
Jane Addams, 1902	121	(22)
8. THE MELTING-POT
Israel Zangwill, 1908	143	(20)
9. THE NEGRO IN OUR HISTORY
Carter G. Woodson, 1922	163	(20)
10. THE MARSHALL PLAN
George C. Marshall, 1947	183	(22)
Afterword: A Sense of History	205	(2)
Acknowledgments	207	(2)
Notes	209	(26)
Bibliography	235	(20)
Illustration Acknowledgments and Permissions	255