The American Bible
Subtitle: how our words unite, divide, and define a nation
By: by Stephen Prothero
Publisher: HarperOne
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 533
ISBN-13: 9780062123435
Subjects: Rhetoric; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General; National characteristics, American, in literature; Literature and society; History and criticism; Speeches, addresses, etc., American; Civilization; Group identity in literature; American National characteristics; Nationalism and literature; Language and culture; History
Description: "America has been a nation that has unfolded as much on the page and the podium as on battlefields or in statehouses. Here Stephen Prothero reveals which texts continue to generate controversy and drive debate. He then puts these voices into conversation, tracing how prominent leaders and thinkers of one generation have commented upon the core texts of another, and invites readers to join in. Prothero takes the reader into the heart of America's culture wars. These 'scriptures' provide the words that continue to unite, divide, and define Americans today."--Book jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.