The Nation That Never Was: Reconstructing America's Story

by Kermit Roosevelt III

Book Overview

Our idea of the Founders' America and its values is not true. We are not the heirs of the Founders, but we can be the heirs of Reconstruction and its vision for equality.

There's a common story we tell about America: that our fundamental values as a country were stated in the Declaration of Independence, fought for in the Revolution, and made law in the Constitution. But, with the country increasingly divided, this story isn't working...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022681761X
• ISBN13: 9780226817613
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.1"