Colin Woodard - American Character: A History of the Epic Struggle Between Individual Liberty and the Common Good

Sunday, March 20, 2016 - 5:00pm to 6:00pm

Currently a George Polk Award-winning state and national affairs writer at the Portland Press Herald and Maine Sunday Telegram, Woodard is a former foreign correspondent with experience reporting from more than fifty countries. In his fifth book, the author of American Nations examines one of the country’s perennial questions—how to balance individual rights with the well-being of the nation as a whole. Starting with debates at the Constitutional Convention and focusing on pivotal moments including the run-up to the Civil War, the New Deal, Civil Rights, and the Tea Party, Woodard charts the ongoing discussion, carefully studying successful accommodations of group and individual rights and insightfully analyzing the wrong turns.

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American Character: A History of the Epic Struggle Between Individual Liberty and the Common Good By Colin Woodard Cover Image
$29.00
ISBN: 9780525427896
Availability: Special Order—Subject to Availability
Published: Viking - March 15th, 2016

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