{"product_id":"the-american-future-9780060539245","title":"The American Future","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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchama, Simon:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSimon Schama\u003c\/strong\u003e is University Professor of Art History and History at Columbia University in New York. His award-winning books include \u003cem\u003eScribble, Scribble, Scribble\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eThe American Future: A History\u003c\/em\u003e; National Book Critics Circle Award winner \u003cem\u003eRough Crossings\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eThe Power of Art\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eThe Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eCitizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eDead Certainties (Unwarranted Speculations)\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eLandscape and Memory\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eRembrandt's Eyes\u003c\/em\u003e; and the \u003cem\u003eHistory of Britain\u003c\/em\u003e trilogy. He has written and presented forty television documentary films for the BBC, PBS, and The History Channel, including the Emmy-winning \u003cem\u003ePower of Art\u003c\/em\u003e, on subjects that range from John Donne to Tolstoy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50317793100050,"sku":"9780060539245","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a8b48843-6f11-44ea-9306-bbd0f797909d.jpg?v=1727540552","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-american-future-9780060539245","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}