What unites us
Subtitle: reflections on patriotism
By: Dan Rather & Elliot Kirschner
Contributors: Kirschner, Elliot, author
Edition: Large Print edition.
Series: Thorndike Press large print popular and narrative nonfiction; Thorndike Press large print popular and narrative nonfiction
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 311
ISBN-13: 9781432846237
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Social values; Large type books; American National characteristics; Patriotism
Other titles: Reflections on patriotism
Description: At a moment of crisis over our national identity, journalist Dan Rather reflects on what it means to be an American. He reminds us of the principles upon which the United States was founded. Looking at the freedoms that define us, from the vote to the press; the values that have transformed us, from empathy to inclusion to service; the institutions that sustain us, such as public education; and the traits that helped form our young country, such as the audacity to take on daunting challenges in science and medicine, Rather brings to bear his decades of experience on the frontlines of the world's biggest stories. As a living witness to historical change, he offers up an intimate view of history, tracing where we have been in order to help us chart a way forward and heal our bitter divisions.
Table of contents: title: Preface: Night flights; title: What is patriotism?; title: The vote; title: Dissent; title: The press; title: Inclusion; title: Empathy; title: Immigration; title: Science; title: Books; title: The Arts; title: The environment; title: Public education; title: Service; title: Audacity; title: Steady; title: Courage.