Books written by Jon Meacham
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American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House
New York: Oxford University Goff, Reda C. “A Physical Profile of Andrew Jackson.” Tennessee Historical Quarterly 28 (Fall 1969): 297-309. ... Edited by David Philipson. Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society of America. 1929.
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Songs of America: Patriotism, Protest, and the Music That Made a Nation
Sam Phillips, who recorded artists such as B. B. King and Ike Turner in a still-segregated South, understood the underlying realities of a Jim Crow America. Chuck Berry and Little Richard would be early breakout stars across the color ...
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Impeachment: An American History
Republicans on the committee shared their frustration regarding the White House's stonewalling with Rhodes on March 19. Railsback, “Meeting of Republican House Judiciary Committee with Republican Leadership in John Rhodes' Office,” ...
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Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush
A new tape was about to emerge, and Burch wanted Bush to come along with him and Nixon lawyer Fred Buzhardt to brief House Minority Leader John Rhodes of Arizona, a Bush friend. The week before, Rhodes had called Bush.
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In the Hands of the People: Thomas Jefferson on Equality, Faith, Freedom, Compromise, and the Art of Citizenship
In this illuminating book, a project of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello, the #1 New York Times bestselling author Jon Meacham presents selections from Jefferson’s writing on the subject, with an afterword by Pulitzer ...
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The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels
In this inspiring book, Meacham reassures us, "The good news is that we have come through such darkness before"--as, time and again, Lincoln's better angels have found a way to prevail.
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Impeachment: An American History
This is a realist, rather than hypothetical, view of impeachment that looks to history for clues about its future--with one obvious candidate in mind"--
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Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
Madison, Wis.; Madison House, 1993. Onuf Peter S., and Leonard J. Sadosky. Jeffersonian America. Problems in American History, no. 5. Malden, Mass: Blackwell, 2002. Osborne, J.A. williamsburg in Colonial Times. Incidents in the Lives of ...
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Sewanee: From Generation to Generation
Sewanee: From Generation to Generation
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Voices in Our Blood: America's Best on the Civil Rights Movement
The story of race in America is a never-ending one, and Voices in Our Blood tells us how we got this far—and how far we still have to go to reach the Promised Land.
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The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels
In this inspiring book, Meacham reassures us, “The good news is that we have come through such darkness before”—as, time and again, Lincoln’s better angels have found a way to prevail.
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His Truth Is Marching On: John Lewis and the Power of Hope
53 A SEVEN - INCH IVORY - HANDLED LETTER OPENER Nikita Stewart , “ I've Been to the Mountaintop ' Dr. King's Last Sermon Annotated , " NYT , April 2 , 2018. See also Hugh Pearson , When Harlem Nearly Killed King : The 1958 Stabbing of ...
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American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation
Anyone who doubts the relevance of history to our own time has only to read this exceptional book.”—David McCullough, author of 1776 “Jon Meacham has given us an insightful and eloquent account of the spiritual foundation of the early ...
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American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House
The definitive biography of a larger-than-life president who defied norms, divided a nation, and changed Washington forever Andrew Jackson, his intimate circle of friends, and his tumultuous times are at the heart of this remarkable book ...
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Franklin and Winston: An Intimate Portrait of an Epic Friendship
Franklin and Winston is also the story of their marriages and their families, two clans caught up in the most sweeping global conflict in history.
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The Hope of Glory: Reflections on the Last Words of Jesus from the Cross
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Pulitzer Prize–winning author Jon Meacham explores the seven last sayings of Jesus as recorded in the Gospels, combining rich historical and theological insights to reflect on the true heart of the Christian ...
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Songs of America: Patriotism, Protest, and the Music That Made a Nation
Reinventing Dixie : Tin Pan Alley's Songs and the Creation of the Mythic South . Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press , 2015 , . Jones , Le Roi . Blues People : Negro Music in White America , New York : William Morrow , 1963 .
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Thomas Jefferson: President and Philosopher
An illustrated adaptation of the best-selling "Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power" introduces the third president's life and political philosophies while offering insight into his achievements as a lawyer, ambassador, and scientific ...
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The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels
In addition to Griffith's movie, there were other film treatments of the Klan in these years 1915's A Mormon Maid and 1919's The Heart o' the Hills, with Mary Pickford. Daniel Eagan, Americas Film Legacy. The Authoritative Guide to the ...
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American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House
39 Control over how one appeared For an excellent discussion of these issues, see C. Dallett Hemphill, Bowing to Necessities: A History of Manners in America, 1620–1860 (New York, 1999), especially 65– 103.