![]() Looking back on its past, and forward to its future, the auguries are that it will not disappoint humanity." He sees Americans as a problem-solving people and the story of their country as "essentially one of difficulties being overcome by intelligence and skill, by faith and strength of purpose, by courage and persistence. Johnson discusses contemporary topics such as the politics of racism, education, the power of the press, political correctness, the growth of litigation, and the influence of women throughout history. Littered with letters, diaries, and recorded conversations, it details the origins of their struggles for independence and nationhood, their heroic efforts and sacrifices to deal with the 'organic sin’ of slavery and the preservation of the Union to its explosive economic growth and emergence as a world power. ![]() ![]() ![]() This is the story of the men and women who shaped and led the nation and the ordinary people who collectively created its unique character. In his prize-winning classic, Johnson presents an in-depth portrait of American history from the first colonial settlements to the Clinton administration. "No other national story holds such tremendous lessons, for the American people themselves and for the rest of mankind." "The creation of the United States of America is the greatest of all human adventures," begins Paul Johnson. ![]()
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