{"product_id":"the-american-story-conversations-with-master-historians-9781982120252","title":"The American Story: Conversations with Master Historians","description":"\u003cb\u003eCo-founder of The Carlyle Group and patriotic philanthropist David M. Rubenstein takes readers on a sweeping journey across the grand arc of the American story through revealing conversations with our greatest historians.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn these lively dialogues, the biggest names in American history explore the subjects they've come to so intimately know and understand. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -- \u003cb\u003eDavid McCullough\u003c\/b\u003e on John Adams\u003cbr\u003e -- \u003cb\u003eJon Meacham\u003c\/b\u003e on Thomas Jefferson\u003cbr\u003e -- \u003cb\u003eRon Chernow\u003c\/b\u003e on Alexander Hamilton\u003cbr\u003e -- \u003cb\u003eWalter Isaacson\u003c\/b\u003e on Benjamin Franklin\u003cbr\u003e -- \u003cb\u003eDoris Kearns Goodwin\u003c\/b\u003e on Abraham Lincoln\u003cbr\u003e -- \u003cb\u003eA. Scott Berg\u003c\/b\u003e on Charles Lindbergh\u003cbr\u003e -- \u003cb\u003eTaylor Branch\u003c\/b\u003e on Martin Luther King\u003cbr\u003e -- \u003cb\u003eRobert Caro\u003c\/b\u003e on Lyndon B. Johnson\u003cbr\u003e -- \u003cb\u003eBob Woodward\u003c\/b\u003e on Richard Nixon\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cb\u003eAnd many others, including a special conversation with Chief Justice John Roberts \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through his popular program \u003ci\u003eThe David Rubenstein Show\u003c\/i\u003e, David Rubenstein has established himself as one of our most thoughtful interviewers. Now, in \u003ci\u003eThe American Story, \u003c\/i\u003e David captures the brilliance of our most esteemed historians, as well as the souls of their subjects. The book features introductions by Rubenstein as well a foreword by Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, the first woman and the first African American to lead our national library. Richly illustrated with archival images from the Library of Congress, the book is destined to become a classic for serious readers of American history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through these captivating exchanges, these bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning authors offer fresh insight on pivotal moments from the Founding Era to the late 20th century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid M. Rubenstein is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Invest\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHow to Lead\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe American Experiment, and The American Story\u003c\/i\u003e. He is cofounder and cochairman of The Carlyle Group, one of the world's largest and most successful private equity firms. Rubenstein is Chairman of the Boards of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Council on Foreign Relations, the National Gallery of Art, the Economic Club of Washington, and the University of Chicago. He is an original signer of The Giving Pledge and a recipient of the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy and the MoMA's David Rockefeller Award. The host of PBS's \u003ci\u003eHistory with David Rubenstein, Bloomberg\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWealth with David Rubenstein, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations \u003c\/i\u003eon Bloomberg TV and PBS, he lives in the Washington, DC, area.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50630074597650,"sku":"9781982120252","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_44844046-db43-4aa2-94d3-bf7f41a2cc7a.jpg?v=1732742553","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-american-story-conversations-with-master-historians-9781982120252","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}