This Noble Land: My Vision for America

This Noble Land: My Vision for America
ISBN-10
0449226115
ISBN-13
9780449226117
Category
Political Science
Pages
256
Language
English
Published
1997
Publisher
Dial Press
Author
James A. Michener

Description

The acclaimed author of Hawaii examines nine fundamental problems that he believes threaten America's vitality and its future, including deteriorating race relations, the growing gap between rich and poor, and the country's shift from a producer to a consumer nation. Reprint.

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