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Rediscovering America: How the National Holidays Tell an Amazing Story about Who We Are [Kõva köide]

  • Formaat: Hardback, 240 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 231x155x28 mm, kaal: 408 g
  • Ilmumisaeg: 15-Mar-2022
  • Kirjastus: Post Hill Press
  • ISBN-10: 1637581599
  • ISBN-13: 9781637581599
  • Formaat: Hardback, 240 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 231x155x28 mm, kaal: 408 g
  • Ilmumisaeg: 15-Mar-2022
  • Kirjastus: Post Hill Press
  • ISBN-10: 1637581599
  • ISBN-13: 9781637581599
"Ever wonder why everyone wants to immigrate to America? Rediscovering America answers that question, and it's like no other history you have ever read. More than an account of people, dates, and events, this story is about the hidden hand of a purposeful historical development where the main actors are colorful characters, participating in an American drama of little known but remarkable events where overcoming incredible odds of failure is more unbelievable and engaging than fiction. And while each chapter is a stand-alone tale--some quite wild--about what is behind each of the American holidays, the page- and chapter-turning appeal of Rediscovering America is in the narratives that link the holiday stories together, revealing an account of progress and redemption in America covering over four hundred years--never before told in a concise and readable book"--

The only book ever written in the history genre that succinctly tells the progressive and redemptive course of America as revealed in the stories behind the American holidays.

Ever wonder why everyone wants to immigrate to America? Rediscovering America answers that question, and it’s like no other history you have ever read. More than an account of people, dates, and events, this story is about the hidden hand of a purposeful historical development where the main actors are colorful characters, participating in an American drama of little known but remarkable events where overcoming incredible odds of failure is more unbelievable and engaging than fiction. And while each chapter is a stand-alone tale—some quite wild—about what is behind each of the American holidays, the page- and chapter-turning appeal of Rediscovering America is in the narratives that link the holiday stories together, revealing an account of progress and redemption in America covering over four hundred years—never before told in a concise and readable book.
Prologue ix
Introduction xiii
Chapter 1 American History: Why Being Connected to the Past Matters
1(16)
Chapter 2 Columbus Day: Great Accomplishments Start with Character
17(12)
Chapter 3 Thanksgiving: The First and Essential American Holiday
29(12)
Chapter 4 Christmas: The Celebration of the Birth of the Savior
41(14)
Chapter 5 New Year's Day: Necessary Endings and New Beginnings
55(4)
Chapter 6 Easter: The Day that Transformed the World Forever...
59(12)
Chapter 7 The Fourth of July: A Declaration of Independence and the Birth of a Nation
71(16)
Chapter 8 Presidents' Day: Washington and Lincoln are as Relevant Today as Ever
87(18)
Chapter 9 Martin Luther King Day: The Fulfillment of the Ideas Conceived in the Declaration and Advanced by Lincoln
105(16)
Chapter 10 Memorial Day: The Holiday that Connects the Past with the Present
121(16)
Chapter 11 Veterans Day: A Celebration of the Greatest Love
137(10)
Chapter 12 Labor Day: A More Complete Understanding of the People's Holiday
147(12)
Chapter 13 Constitution Day: Our Most Important (but Forgotten) National Observance Holiday
159(24)
Chapter 14 America at the Crossroads: Still the Best Hope for a City on a Hill
183(20)
Endnotes 203(17)
Acknowledgments 220