{"product_id":"letters-to-america-tom-blair-9781634503044","title":"Letters to America: Courageous Voices from the Past","description":"\u003ci\u003eLetters to America\u003c\/i\u003e was written to energize Americans at a time of economic stress and self-doubt. By reading of the sacrifices the previous American generations - that often endured everyday hardships beyond the comprehension of those of us with running water - challenges confronting individual modern Americans pale in comparison.\u003cbr\u003eStarvation and hardship was a given for the early settlers, and yet somehow they persevered and through the fruits of their labors and the tenacity of subsequent immigrants and their descendants, the United States of America grew and flourished. Do we have the work ethic and perseverance today of our forefathers? Do modern Americans even know what true suffering is? Tom Blair believes that Americans can come together to solve this country's problems, but they will need to be able to sacrifice and work like those who have come before us.\u003cbr\u003eA blending of \u003ci\u003eForrest Gump\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Roots\u003c\/i\u003e and a \u003ci\u003eProfiles in Courage\u003c\/i\u003e populated by characters from the country's past. \u003ci\u003eLetters to America\u003c\/i\u003e is a compilation of twelve letters, each a chapter told in first person, by fictional Americans about their everyday lives. The voices are entirely distinct--men, women, and children; white, black, Native American, Jewish--spanning four centuries, from early American settlers in Jamestown in the 1620s to modern day corporate lunches in mid-town Manhattan. Yet the stories are loosely linked by subtle resonances; and the letters have a cumulative effect that is both humbling and deeply affecting, filled with hope for a future that can be as inspirational as our past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tom Blair\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 163450304X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781634503044\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Skyhorse Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/10\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.60d","brand":"Tom Blair","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43937026670847,"sku":"9781634503044","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_c773a65d-8e34-4d47-a7fe-3ad8721d670c.jpg?v=1681427828","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/letters-to-america-tom-blair-9781634503044","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}