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Author Woodard, Colin, 1968- author.

Title American character : a history of the epic struggle between individual liberty and the common good / Colin Woodard.

Publication Info. New York, New York : Viking, [2016]
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 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  323.44 WOODARD    Check Shelf
Description 308 pages : map ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Maintaining Freedom -- Two Paths to Tyranny -- The Rival Americas -- The Elite and the Masses (1607-1876) -- The Rise and Fall of Laissez-Faire (1877-1930) -- The Rise and Fall of National Liberalism (1933-1967) -- Dixie Takes Over (1968-2008) -- Rise of the Radicals (2008- ) -- A Lasting Union.
Summary "Explores the ongoing debates throughout history between the fight for individual rights and the community as a whole, from discussions that took place at the Constitutional Convention, through the Civil War, all the way up to the modern Tea Party, "--NoveList.
Subject Liberty -- History.
Common good.
United States -- Politics and government.
Common good. (OCoLC)fst00869784
Liberty. (OCoLC)fst00997251
Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst01919741
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
ISBN 9780525427896 (hardcover)
0525427899 (hardcover)
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