Book Review Jon Meacham The Soul Of America

The battle for our better angels is a beautiful book written to give one hope in these troubled times by veteran historian jon meacham.

Book review jon meacham the soul of america. The soul of america by jon meacham washington times. In response meacham tries to summon the better angels by looking back at when america truly has been great. He is effective as ever at writing history for a broad readership.

Meacham gives readers a long term perspective on american history and a reason to believe the soul of america is ultimately one of kindness and caring not rancor and paranoia. Basically it recounts the struggles that this country has had from its beginnings and how many american presidents have risen to the occasion as well as this country s influential activists striving to keep this democracy alive and in the search for the better angels of our nature. Our current climate of partisan fury is not new and in the soul of america meacham shows us how what abraham lincoln called the better angels of our nature have repeatedly won the day.

Pulitzer prize winning author jon meacham helps us understand the present moment in american politics and life by looking back at critical times in our history when hope overcame division and fear.