Title: We the People
Author: Juan Williams
Publisher: Crown Publishing
Publisher: Crown Publishing
Release Date: April 5, 2016
Genre: American History / Biographies
Genre: American History / Biographies
What would the
Founding Fathers think about America today? Over 200 years ago the Founders
broke away from the tyranny of the British Empire to build a nation based on
the principles of freedom, equal rights, and opportunity for all men. But life
in the United States today is vastly different from anything the original
Founders could have imagined in the late 1700s. The notion of an
African-American president of the United States, or a woman such as Condoleezza
Rice or Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State, would have been unimaginable to
the men who wrote the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, or who
ratified the Constitution or the Bill of Rights.
In a fascinating work of history told through a series of in depth profiles, prize-winning journalist, bestselling author, and Fox political analyst Juan Williams takes readers into the life and work of a new generation of American Founders, who honor the original Founders’ vision, even as they have quietly led revolutions in American politics, immigration, economics, sexual behavior, and reshaped the landscape of the nation.
In a fascinating work of history told through a series of in depth profiles, prize-winning journalist, bestselling author, and Fox political analyst Juan Williams takes readers into the life and work of a new generation of American Founders, who honor the original Founders’ vision, even as they have quietly led revolutions in American politics, immigration, economics, sexual behavior, and reshaped the landscape of the nation.
Among the modern-day
pioneers Williams writes about in this compelling new book are the passionate
conservative President Reagan; the determined fighters for equal rights,
Thurgood Marshall and Martin Luther King, Jr.; the profound imprint of Rev.
Billy Graham’s evangelism on national politics; the focus on global human
rights advocated by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt; the leaders of the gay
community who refused to back down during the Stonewall Riots and brought gay
life into America’s public square; the re-imagined role of women in
contemporary life as shaped by Betty Friedan.
Williams reveals how each of these modern-day founders has extended the Founding Fathers original vision and changed fundamental aspects of our country, from immigration, to the role of American labor in the economy, from modern police strategies, to the importance of religion in our political discourse.
America in the 21st Century remains rooted in the Great American experiment in democracy that began in 1776. For all the changes our economy and our cultural and demographic make-up, there remains a straight line from the first Founders’ original vision, to the principles and ideals of today’s courageous modern day pioneers.
Williams reveals how each of these modern-day founders has extended the Founding Fathers original vision and changed fundamental aspects of our country, from immigration, to the role of American labor in the economy, from modern police strategies, to the importance of religion in our political discourse.
America in the 21st Century remains rooted in the Great American experiment in democracy that began in 1776. For all the changes our economy and our cultural and demographic make-up, there remains a straight line from the first Founders’ original vision, to the principles and ideals of today’s courageous modern day pioneers.
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Juan Williams is a top political analyst for
Fox News Channel, co-host of the daily news show “The Five,” and a columnist
for The Hill. Previously, he worked for two decades at The Washington Post as
White House correspondent and a prize-winning columnist. He has won an Emmy for
TV documentary writing. For ten years, he was a daily talk show host and senior
political correspondent for NPR. His written work includes such critically
acclaimed, bestselling books as Eyes on the Prize, Enough, and Thurgood Marshall.
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