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American Struggle: Democracy, Dissent, and the Pursuit of a More Perfect Union: An Anthology

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Encompassing the triumphs, struggles and challenges of American history from early colonialism to the present day, Jon Meacham offers a nuanced look at the country’s evolution and the ongoing pursuit of a more perfect union.

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The author of The Soul of America unites centuries of essential American voices to understand our national debates and divisions from 1619 to the present, with his signature commentary on the consequential speeches, letters, and essays that led us to this moment.

“Jon Meacham has done it again. If there is a soul in American history, it emerges—indeed, explodes—from these pages.”—David W. Blight, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Frederick Douglass: Prophet...

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