{"product_id":"speaking-of-america-david-m-rubenstein-9781478034643","title":"Speaking of America: Great Conversations at the Library of Congress","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeaturing interviews with eminent historians, journalists, and writers, \u003ci\u003eSpeaking of America\u003c\/i\u003e brings together nineteen wide-ranging conversations from philanthropist and financier David M. Rubenstein's long-running Congressional Dialogues series of interviews at the Library of Congress. Highlights include Ken Burns on documenting American history, Stacy Schiff on Samuel Adams, Manisha Sinha on Reconstruction, and David McCullough on the American frontier.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Featuring interviews with eminent historians, journalists, and writers, \u003ci\u003eSpeaking of America\u003c\/i\u003e brings together nineteen wide-ranging conversations from philanthropist and financier David M. Rubenstein's long-running Congressional Dialogues series of interviews at the Library of Congress. Rubenstein and his guests bring to life notable figures, events, and trends drawn from American history and culture and beyond. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Highlights include Ken Burns on bringing American history to life, Stacy Schiff on Samuel Adams, Manisha Sinha on Reconstruction, David McCullough on the American frontier, Beverly Gage on J. Edgar Hoover, Chris Wallace on the presidential election of 1960, Evan Thomas on Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, Eric Schmidt on artificial intelligence, Arthur Brooks on happiness, and David Grann on \u003ci\u003eThe Wager\u003c\/i\u003e, his best-selling story of shipwreck and mutiny. Taken together, the conversations in \u003ci\u003eSpeaking of America\u003c\/i\u003e all build toward the same shared message of dialogue, cooperation, and the importance of knowledge and reflection, highlighting how the study of history can enrich our understanding of current-day challenges in politics and policy. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David M. Rubenstein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1478034645\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781478034643\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Duke University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 474\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.26lbs","brand":"David M. Rubenstein","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48588444500223,"sku":"9781478034643","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/speaking-of-america-david-m-rubenstein-9781478034643","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}