1. Promise and principle. Jill Lepore on 400 years of American history ; Danielle S. Allen on the Declaration of Independence ; Catherine Brekus on religious freedom ; Donald E. Graham on the first amendment and freedom of the press ; Michael Beschloss on the presidential election of 2020

2. Suffering and sorrow. Philip J. Deloria on Native American history ; Drew Gilpin Faust on death and the Civil War ; Ken Burns on the Vietnam War ; Jack Jacobs on military service

3. Restoration and repair. Henry Louis Gates Jr. on Reconstruction ; David W. Blight on Frederick Douglass ; Elaine Weiss on women's suffrage ; Jon Meachem on John Lewis and civil rights

4. Invention and ingenuity. Bhu Srinivasan on 400 years of American capitalism ; Walter Isaacson on American innovation ; David McCullough on the Wright Brothers ; Douglas Brinkley on the race to the moon ; Dr. Francis S. Collins on the Human Genome Project and scientific research

5. Creation and culture. Wynton Marsalis on jazz, American's national art ; Rita Moreno on the actor's life ; Mark Bradford on the visual arts ; Billie Jean King on tennis and activism ; Cal Ripen Jr. on baseball

6. Becoming and belonging. Lillian Faderman on the struggle for gay rights ; Jia Lynn Yang on the history of immigration ; Madeleine K. Albright on being an immigrant ; Sonia Sotomayor on civics and civic education.

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Promise And Principle

Jill Lepore On 400 Years Of American History

Danielle S. Allen On The Declaration Of Independence

Catherine Brekus On Religious Freedom

Donald E. Graham On The First Amendment And Freedom Of The Press

Michael Beschloss On The Presidential Election Of 2020 Suffering And Sorrow

Philip J. Deloria On Native American History

Drew Gilpin Faust On Death And The Civil War

Ken Burns On The Vietnam War

Jack Jacobs On Military Service

Restoration And Repair

Henry Louis Gates Jr. On Reconstruction

David W. Blight On Frederick Douglass

Elaine Weiss On Women's Suffrage

Jon Meacham On John Lewis And Civil Rights

Invention And Ingenuity

Bhu Srinivasan On 400 Years Of American Capitalism

Walter Isaacson On American Innovation

David Mccullough On The Wright Brothers

Douglas Brinkley On The Race To The Moon

Dr. Francis S. Collins On The Human Genome Project And Scientific Research

Creation And Culture

Wynton Marsalis On Jazz, America's National Art

Rita Moreno On The Actor's Life

Mark Bradford On The Visual Arts

Billie Jean King On Tennis And Activism

Cal Ripken Jr. On Baseball

Becoming And Belonging

Lillian Faderman On The Struggle For Gay Rights

Jia Lynn Yang On The History Of Immigration

Madeleine K. Albright On Being An Immigrant

Sonia Sotomayor On Civics And Civic Education.

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Civilization
Historians
Historians -- United States -- Interviews
Historiography
Historiography -- United States
History
HISTORY / United States / 19th Century
HISTORY / United States / 20th Century
HISTORY / United States / General
Interviews
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United States -- Civilization
United States -- History

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Albright, Madeleine Korbel narrator, interviewee
Allen, Danielle S.,1971- interviewee
Beschloss, Michael R. interviewee
Blight, David W. interviewee
Bradford, Mark,1961- interviewee

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Brekus, Catherine A. interviewee
Brinkley, Douglas interviewee
Burns, Ken,1953- narrator, interviewee
Collins, Francis S. interviewee
Deloria, Philip Joseph interviewee
Faderman, Lillian interviewee
Faust, Drew Gilpin interviewee
Gates, Henry Louis,Jr. interviewee
Graham, Donald E.,1945- interviewee
Isaacson, Walter interviewee
Jacobs, Jack,1945- interviewee
King, Billie Jean interviewee, narrator
Lepore, Jill,1966- interviewee
Marsalis, Wynton,1961- narrator, interviewee
McCullough, David G. interviewee
Meacham, Jon narrator, interviewee
Moreno, Rita interviewee, narrator
Ripken, Cal,Jr.,1960- interviewee
Sotomayor, Sonia,1954- interviewee
Srinivasan, Bhu interviewee
Weiss, Elaine F.,1952- interviewee
Yang, Jia Lynn interviewee

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9781982165734
9781797130248
9781797130255
9781432893521

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