first edition Hard Cover
2012 · New York
by Prothero, Stephen
New York: Harper One, 2012. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 7x1x9. First edition. A near fine copy in a near fine jacket. 2012 Hard Cover. vii, 533 pp. The New York Times bestselling author of Religious Literacy and God Is Not One presents a provocative crash course in the great âAmerican scripturesââthose texts that have both divided and defined our understanding of what it is to be American. Stephen Prothero gives readers an exciting and user-friendly introduction to American cultural history in The American Bible. Highlighting the touchstones of our collective cultural legacy, from Thomas Paineâs Common Sense to Maya Linâs Vietnam Veterans Memorial; from the speeches of Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr., John F. Kennedy, and Ronald Reagan to the novels of Mark Twain and Ayn Rand, and beyond, Protheroâs stirring and provocative handbook peels back the curtain on the inner workings of what makes America tick. (Inventory #: 2332120)