A Heart, a Cross, and a Flag - America Today

Zusatztext Publishers Weekly [Noonan's] take on life and world events is refreshingly different from the usual political commentary. She writes as if she were conversing with her readers; unpretentious and warm! she lays out her soul for the world to see. Informationen zum Autor Peggy Noonan is a contributing editor of The Wall Street Journal and a columnist for the Journal 's online editorial page. Her articles and essays have also appeared in Time , Newsweek , The Washington Post , Forbes and many other publications. Noonan is the author of five previous books, including the bestselling What I Saw at the Revolution and When Character Was King . She was a special assistant to President Ronald Reagan from 1984 to 1986. Noonan currently lives in her hometown, New York City. Klappentext Now in paperback comes Noonan's acclaimed collection of "Wall Street Journal" commentaries on the grief, fear, outrage, and determination of Americans in the wake of September 11, 2001. Zusammenfassung On the morning of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon! Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan sat down to write -- and produced at least one essay every week through September 11! 2002. The candid and sometimes heart-wrenching pieces collected here are full of insights and observations on how the events influenced our perceptions of what it means to be a New Yorker! an American! a patriot. By training our gaze on everyone from firemen! the President! and Catholic and Muslim mourners to news anchors! bus drivers! and school kids! these essays depict America in all its beauty! diversity! and strength. With a sharp but compassionate eye! Noonan balances the immediacy of the tragedy with its broader meaning for our world. At once outraged and tender! street smart and down-home wise! A Heart! a Cross! and a Flag is a first draft of history and an apt tribute to everything we lost and learned. ...

Product details

• Authors: Peggy Noonan, Peggy Noonan
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2004
• EAN: 9780743250481
• ISBN: 978-0-7432-5048-1
• No. of pages: 269
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Journalism, HISTORY / United States / 21st Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Terrorism, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, 21st Century, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, Terrorism, armed struggle, Politics and government, Journalistic style guides, History of the Americas, Constitution: government & the state