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From preface: The story of the United States has its dark side: grave injustices, slavery, bigotry, civil, war, hardships, violence, opportunities missed or long denied. What makes American narrative unique is the ability we have displayed time and again to remedy our mistakes, to adjust to changing circumstances, to debate and then move on in new directions that seem better for all. This book brings this epic chronicle to life through the artful presentation of more than 500 images of the American past.
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The Library of Congress is the largest library on earth, with more than 111 million items. Eyes of the Nation's nearly 400 lavishly illustrated pages take the reader into the vaults of the library to see such priceless relics as Thomas Jefferson's draft for the Declaration of Independence, James Madison's handwritten "Notes on Debates on the Bill of Rights," and Abraham Lincoln's manuscript of the Emancipation Proclamation. And not only the obvious artifacts of American history are featured. Also included are maps so old that cartographers drew sea serpents cavorting in the ocean waves, a galley of Leaves of Grass with Walt Whitman's handwritten corrections, and a poster advertising the Grateful Dead at San Francisco's Avalon Ballroom.
Besides the abundant and well-captioned illustrations, each chapter is introduced by an essay by historian Alan Brinkley, a professor at Columbia and winner of the National Book Award. Brinkley's text could stand alone as a solid, balanced overview of American history. It also adds essential structure and context to the book's parade of images. Eyes of the Nation is a rare combination of ravishing visuals with substantive, carefully conceived text and structure. For anyone interested in the vast American experience, it's nearly impossible to open its pages without being drawn in.
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"A beautiful book--Vincent Virga has harvested timeless treasures from the Library of Congress and Alan Brinkley has brought them to life with vivid prose."
--General Colin L. Powell
"A gripping and absorbing book whose words and pictures immerse you in the great sweep of American history."
--Walter Cronkite
"It's a dazzling cornucopia of Americana...I can't think of a better seasonal gift, though it's more than that. It's a collector's item."
--Herman Wouk
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- PublisherPortland House
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 0517210304
- ISBN 13 9780517210307
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages399
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