Description
The best one-volume history of the United States ever written (Joseph J. Ellis), now updated to cover the Obama and Trump presidencies
In America, Empire of Liberty, prizewinning historian David Reynolds offers a single-volume account spanning the entire course of US history, from 1776 to today. He demonstrates how tensions between empire and liberty have often been resolved by faith. Both evangelical Protestantism and the larger belief in the nation's righteousness, he explains, have energized American politics for centuries and driven the country's expansion.
In this new edition, Reynolds also addresses America's turbulent recent history. From the 2008 financial crash to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, he recounts the dramas of change and crisis at home and abroad during the Obama and Trump presidencies, as well as ongoing cultural conflicts over race and identity. In an uncertain era, America, Empire of Liberty offers essential insight into our nation's past.
Author: David Reynolds
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 05/25/2021
Pages: 640
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 2.00d
ISBN13: 9781541675698
ISBN10: 154167569X
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- History | United States | Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
- History | United States | 20th Century
In America, Empire of Liberty, prizewinning historian David Reynolds offers a single-volume account spanning the entire course of US history, from 1776 to today. He demonstrates how tensions between empire and liberty have often been resolved by faith. Both evangelical Protestantism and the larger belief in the nation's righteousness, he explains, have energized American politics for centuries and driven the country's expansion.
In this new edition, Reynolds also addresses America's turbulent recent history. From the 2008 financial crash to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, he recounts the dramas of change and crisis at home and abroad during the Obama and Trump presidencies, as well as ongoing cultural conflicts over race and identity. In an uncertain era, America, Empire of Liberty offers essential insight into our nation's past.
Author: David Reynolds
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 05/25/2021
Pages: 640
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 2.00d
ISBN13: 9781541675698
ISBN10: 154167569X
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- History | United States | Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
- History | United States | 20th Century
About the Author
David Reynolds is professor of international history at Christ's College, Cambridge. A regular visitor to the United States for forty years, he is the multiple prizewinning author of thirteen books ranging across the modern world, including In Command of History and, most recently, Island Stories. He lives in Cambridge, England.