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    To America: Personal Reflections of an Historian
    To America: Personal Reflections of an Historian
    To America: Personal Reflections of an Historian
    Audiobook (abridged)4 hours

    To America: Personal Reflections of an Historian

    Written by Stephen E. Ambrose

    Narrated by Jeffrey DeMunn

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    Completed shortly before Ambrose's untimely death, To America is a very personal look at our nation's history through the eyes of one of the twentieth century's most influential historians.

    Ambrose roams the country's history, praising the men and women who made it exceptional. He considers Jefferson and Washington, who were progressive thinkers (while living a contradiction as slaveholders), and celebrates Lincoln and Roosevelt. He recounts Andrew Jackson's stunning defeat of a superior British force in the battle of New Orleans with a ragtag army in the War of 1812. He brings to life Lewis and Clark's grueling journey across the wilderness and the building of the railroad that joined the nation coast to coast. Taking swings at political correctness, as well as his own early biases, Ambrose grapples with the country's historic sins of racism; its ill treatment of Native Americans; and its tragic errors such as the war in Vietnam, which he ardently opposed. He contrasts the modern presidencies of Eisenhower, Kennedy, Nixon, and Johnson. He considers women's and civil rights, immigration, philanthropy, and nation building. Most powerfully, in this final volume, Ambrose offers an accolade to the historian's mighty calling.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio
    Release dateNov 1, 2002
    ISBN9780743549271
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    Stephen E. Ambrose

    Stephen E. Ambrose, leading World War II historian, was the author of numerous books on history including the Number 1 bestselling BAND OF BROTHERS, D-DAY (on which SAVING PRIVATE RYAN was based) PEGASUS BRIDGE and WILD BLUE. He is founder of the Eisenhower Center and the National D-Day Museum in New Orleans. He died in 2002.

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    • 5/5
      This was the author's last book before he passed away from cancer. It is a wide-ranging collections of essays about America's past and his views and opinions of the events and people that shaped this country. His writing style is fluid and easy to follow. This is probably my favorite Ambrose book.
    • 4/5
      Steven Ambrose's last book an interesting collection of topics that he would have liked to written more about however he ran out of time. Many interesting short historic stories that make one want to read more about.
    • 3/5
      Very readable, informative, and humourous
    • 4/5
      A must read for any true fan of Stephen Ambrose. He wrote this just before his death in 2003. Good book and I was really sad to see this man go.
    • 5/5
      An amazing book! A personal reflection on American history from a leading US Historian. Goes into showing the American spirit and what made this country great. Lewis and Clarke's expedition, manifest destiny, and the war of 1812 are just some points. Stephen Ambrose seamlessly blends historical fact with his view on how these events forged who we are today as a country, a society, and a free people! Truly a book every American should read!
    • 5/5
      This is my favorite book by this author. It was written a couple years prior to when it died and it gives his honest reflections about America's history. I love this book. It's not a long read and it's so interesting since Stephen E. Ambrose was such a great historian.