Heroes with Humble Beginnings: Underdogs on the Diamond, at the Movies, in the White House

by David Maraniss and F M Kail

Book Overview

We are a nation of underdogs. Three-quarters of those who came here arrived in some condition of unfreedom: as convicts, as indentured servants, as slaves. Yet this improbable immigrant mix somehow managed, against all odds, to field an army that defeated the greatest superpower of its age and to create a nation that became the envy of the world. Our affinity for underdogs, baked into our historic DNA, has been reinforced by the fairy tales and Bible...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1532072287
• ISBN13: 9781532072284
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 396 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"