The American Experiment - Dialogues on a Dream

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 filmExploring 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.

Product details

• Authors: David M. Rubenstein, Rubenstein David M.
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.10.2021
• EAN: 9781982165734
• ISBN: 978-1-982165-73-4
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 243 mm x 33 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, History of the Americas, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period)