{"product_id":"the-american-future-lp-simon-schama-9780061669071","title":"The American Future LP: A History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"With eloquence, wit, passion, and irony, \u003cem\u003eThe American Future\u003c\/em\u003e traces the history of an idea: that of our national destiny....A book of beautiful writing, peppered with wisecracks, slashed with rapier thrusts.\" --\u003cem\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003eA De Tocqueville for the 21\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e century, Simon Schama, NBCC Award winning author of \u003cem\u003eRough Crossings \u003c\/em\u003eoffers an essential, historical, long view analysis of the American character in \u003cem\u003eThe American Future. \u003c\/em\u003eShama examines four themes--war, race and faith, immigration, and custodianship of the land--through the prism of the historic 2008 presidential election in a magnificent work that the \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e calls a \"celebration of American resiliency.\" Niall Ferguson says, \"I hope Obama will have this book on his bedside table.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon Schama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0061669075\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061669071\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Large Print\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 704\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.12h x 8.98w x 1.48d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Simon Schama","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46866981060863,"sku":"9780061669071","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a99f9221-f222-495c-8e00-e25d06d1fd13.jpg?v=1747453603","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-american-future-lp-simon-schama-9780061669071","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}