Ark of the Liberties : America and the World

by Widmer, Ted

• ISBN13: 9780809027354
• ISBN10: 0809027356
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-06-24
• Publisher: Hill and Wang

Summary

With wit, brilliance, and deep affection, the inimitable Widmer has written a history of America in the world unlike any other. Ranging from the late 17th century to the present, Widmer traces Americas wondrous history as well as our less glorious past.

Author Biography

A former speechwriter for President Clinton and author of three books, Ted Widmer is the director of the John Carter Brown Library at Brown University. He is a frequent contributor of book reviews for The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, and The New York Observer.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
Fantasy Island	p. 3
The American Millennium	p. 17
A New Order of the Ages	p. 40
Empire of Liberty	p. 63
Liberty Enslaved	p. 97
The New Colossus	p. 132
Liberty Cabbage	p. 158
The New World in All Tongues	p. 190
The Cold War: Dawn	p. 223
The Cold War: Twilight	p. 253
Morning in America	p. 285
Epilogue	p. 313
Acknowledgments	p. 331
Index	p. 335
Illustration Credits	p. 357
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