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Seven events that made America America : and proved that the founding fathers were right all along / Larry Schweikart.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schweikart, Larry.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--History--Miscellanea.
- United States.
- History.
- National characteristics, American--Miscellanea.
- National characteristics, American.
- Genre:
- Trivia and miscellanea.
- Physical Description:
- 258 pages ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- 7 events that made America America
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Sentinel, 2010.
- Summary:
- Notable conservative historian Larry Schweikart takes an in-depth look at seven transformative moments in our nation's history and provides an analysis of how each of them spurred a trend that either confirmed or departed from the vision our Founding Fathers had for America.
- Contents:
- Martin Van Buren has a nightmare and big government is born
- in the 1820s!
- The Dred Scott decision wrecks an economy and hastens a war
- Johnstown fights a flood and demonstrates the power of private compassion
- Ike has a heart attack, triggering dietary nannyism
- A steel guitar rocks the Iron Curtain
- Ronald Reagan tries to keep the peace
- and makes his biggest mistake
- Barry makes a speech
- and the media gets chills up its leg.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [219]-247) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781595230645
- 1595230645
- OCLC:
- 468975259
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