{"product_id":"american-struggle-democracy-dissent-and-the-pursuit-of-a-more-perfect-union-an-anthology","title":"American Struggle: Democracy, Dissent, And The Pursuit Of A More Perfect Union: An Anthology","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Of The Soul Of America Unites Centuries Of Essential American Voices To Understand Our National Debates And Divisions From 1619 To The Present, With His Signature Commentary On The Consequential Speeches, Letters, And Essays That Led Us To This Moment.Jon Meacham Has Done It Again. If There Is A Soul In American History, It EmergesIndeed, ExplodesFrom These Pages.David W. Blight, Pulitzer PrizeWinning Author Of Frederick Douglass: Prophet Of Freedomin A Polarized Era, History Can Become A Subject Of Political Contention. Many See America As Perfect; Many Others Argue That The National Experiment Is Fundamentally Flawed. The Truth, Meacham Shows, Likely Lies Between These Extremes. America Has Had Shining Hours, And Also Dark Ones.In American Struggle, Jon Meacham Illuminates The NationS Complicated Past. This Rich And Diverse Collection Covers A Wide Spectrum Of History, From 1619 To The TwentyFirst Century, With PrimarySource Documents That Take Us Back To Critical Moments In Which Americans Fought Over The Meaning And The Direction Of The National Experiment. From The Founders To Lincoln To Obama, From Andrew Jackson To Theodore Roosevelt To Ronald Reagan, From Seneca Falls To The March On Washington, This ChorusSometimes Discordant And Always FascinatingTells The Story Of The Country And Of Its People. As Clashes Over Liberty And Slavery, Inclusion And Exclusion, Play Out, These Voices, Brilliantly Framed By MeachamS Singular Commentary, Remind Us That Contentious Citizenship And FairMinded Observations Are Essential To Bringing About The More Perfect Union Envisioned In The Preamble To The Constitution, Which Frederick Douglass Called A Glorious Liberty Document.Conflict Is Nothing New In Our Democracy; Rather, As Meacham And These Texts Show, Tensions Are Inherent, Stubborn, And Perennial. And American Struggle Teaches Us Anew That To Know What Has Come Before, To Watch As LongRunning Disputes Rise And Fall, Is To Be Armed Against Despair.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Books For Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47954008703221,"sku":"DADAXB0FCKTJCZP","price":50.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/5804\/8501\/files\/71nxpzUOeXL.jpg?v=1775501235","url":"https:\/\/ergodebooks.com\/products\/american-struggle-democracy-dissent-and-the-pursuit-of-a-more-perfect-union-an-anthology","provider":"Ergodebooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}