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The American experiment : dialogues on a dream / David M. Rubenstein. by Rubenstein, David M. Simon & Schuster, 2021. Call #: 973 R895a Subjects Historians -- United States -- Interviews.   Celebrities -- United States -- Interviews.   United States -- Civilization. ISBN:  9781982165734 (hc) Edition:  1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. Description:  xii, 450 p. : ill. (black and white) ; 25 cm. Notes:  Includes index. Contents:  Promise and principle -- Suffering and sorrow -- Restoration and repair -- Invention and ingenuity -- Creation and culture -- Becoming and belonging. Summary:  "The capstone book in a trilogy from the New York Times bestselling author of How to Lead and The American Story and host of Bloomberg TV’s The David Rubenstein Show -- American icons and historians on the ever-evolving American experiment, featuring Ken Burns, Madeleine Albright, Wynton Marsalis, Billie Jean King, Henry Louis Gates Jr., and many more. In this lively collection of conversations -- the third in a series from David Rubenstein -- some of our nations’ greatest minds explore the inspiring story of America as a grand experiment in democracy, culture, innovation, and ideas. - Jill Lepore on the promise of America - Madeleine Albright on the American immigrant - Ken Burns on war - Henry Louis Gates Jr. on reconstruction - Elaine Weiss on suffrage - John Meacham on civil rights - Walter Isaacson on innovation - David McCullough on the Wright Brothers - John Barry on pandemics and public health - Wynton Marsalis on music - Billie Jean King on sports - Rita Moreno on film. Exploring the diverse make-up of our country’s DNA through interviews with Pulitzer Prize–winning historians, diplomats, music legends, and sports giants, The American Experiment captures the dynamic arc of a young country reinventing itself in real-time. Through these enlightening conversations, the American spirit comes alive, revealing the setbacks, suffering, invention, ingenuity, and social movements that continue to shape our vision of what America is -- and what it can be."--Publisher. Genre:  Interviews. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 973 R895a Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 973 R895a Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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