Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-399) and index.
Contents:
The message in the mountainside, "His sign, His seal, His promise -- "North to the future", The irrational-and essential-acquisition of Alaska -- "The lightening stands ready", transcontinental tracks and a reborn benediction -- The Abrahamic advantage, A young nation seeks an ancient blessing -- The reaper and the bull moose, Theodore Roosevelt duels death -- Two close calls, Franklin and Winston dodge disaster -- The five-minute miracle, the Midway miracle alters everything -- The right vice, a switch in time saves the American century -- From the mountaintop, providence, prophecy and Dr. King -- "Forever upward", grounds for gratitude at the edge of the apocalypse -- Messengers in the sky, appreciation and acknowledgment.
Summary:
In part two of bestselling author and national radio host Medved's sweeping historical narrative, this volume reveals moments of divine destiny in U.S. history from the civil war to modern day.
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