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04171aam a22004338i 4500 001 F3A71C64673211EEBF3E118F48ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20231010010145 008 210806t20212021meua d 000 0 eng 010 $a 2021038700 020 $a 1432893521 020 $a 9781432893521 035 $a (OCoLC)1264175532 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d LW1 $d JQM $d INO $d JQM $d BKL $d UAP $d IUK $d OCLCO $d UIB $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 10 $a E169.1 $b .R858 2021 082 00 $a 973 $2 23 100 1 $a Rubenstein, David M., $e author. 245 14 $a The American experiment (large print) : $b dialogues on a dream / $c David M. Rubenstein. 250 $a Large print edition. 263 $a 2112 264 1 $a Waterville, ME : $b Thorndike Press, A part of Gale, a Cengage Company, $c [2021] 300 $a 761 pages (large print) : $b illustrations ; $c 23 cm 340 $n large print (16 point) $2 rdafs 500 $a The text of this Large Print edition is unabridged. 500 $a "Featuring: Ken Burns, Madeleine Albright, Jon Meacham, Billie Jean King, Wynton Marsalis, Rita Moreno" -- Cover. 505 00 $t Sonia Sotomayor On Civics And Civic Education. $t Jill Lepore On 400 Years Of American History -- $t Danielle S. Allen On The Declaration Of Independence -- $t Catherine Brekus On Religious Freedom -- $t Donald E. Graham On The First Amendment And Freedom Of The Press -- $t Michael Beschloss On The Presidential Election Of 2020 -- $t Suffering And Sorrow -- $t Philip J. Deloria On Native American History -- $t Drew Gilpin Faust On Death And The Civil War -- $t Ken Burns On The Vietnam War -- $t Jack Jacobs On Military Service -- $t Restoration And Repair -- $t Henry Louis Gates Jr. On Reconstruction -- $t David W. Blight On Frederick Douglass -- $t Elaine Weiss On Women's Suffrage -- $t Jon Meacham On John Lewis And Civil Rights -- $t Invention And Ingenuity -- $t Bhu Srinivasan On 400 Years Of American Capitalism -- Walter Isaacson On American Innovation -- $t David McCullough On The Wright Brothers -- $t Douglas Brinkley On The Race To The Moon -- $t Dr. Francis S. Collins On The Human Genome Project And Scientific Research -- $t Creation And Culture -- $t Wynton Marsalis On Jazz, America's National Art -- $t Rita Moreno On The Actor's Life -- $t Mark Bradford On The Visual Arts -- $t Billie Jean King On Tennis And Activism -- $t Cal Ripken Jr. On Baseball -- $t Becoming And Belonging -- $t Lillian Faderman On The Struggle For Gay Rights -- $t Jia Lynn Yang On The History Of Immigration -- $t Madeleine K. Albright On Being An Immigrant -- $t Sonia Sotomayor On Civics And Civic Education. 520 $a "In this lively collection of conversations--the third in a series from David Rubenstein--some of our nations' greatest minds explore the inspiring story of America as a grand experiment in democracy, culture, innovation, and ideas. -Jill Lepore on the promise of America -Madeleine Albright on the American immigrant -Ken Burns on war -Henry Louis Gates Jr. on reconstruction -Elaine Weiss on suffrage -John Meacham on civil rights -Walter Isaacson on innovation -David McCullough on the Wright Brothers -John Barry on pandemics and public health -Wynton Marsalis on music -Billie Jean King on sports -Rita Moreno on film Exploring the diverse make-up of our country's DNA through interviews with Pulitzer Prize-winning historians, diplomats, music legends, and sports giants, The American Experiment captures the dynamic arc of a young country reinventing itself in real-time. Through these enlightening conversations, the American spirit comes alive, revealing the setbacks, suffering, invention, ingenuity, and social movements that continue to shape our vision of what America is--and what it can be"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Historians $z United States $v Interviews. 650 0 $a Celebrities $z United States $v Interviews. 650 0 $a Americans $v Interviews. 650 0 $a Large type books. 651 0 $a United States $x Civilization. 655 7 $a Interviews. $2 lcgft 941 $a 1 945 $a lpt 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20231010024459.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=F3A71C64673211EEBF3E118F48ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b UIBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search