The American Experiment: Dialogues on a Dream

By David M. Rubenstein Hardcover: 464 pages This item is not eligible for discounts unless explicitly mentioned in promotional offers Product Description The capstone book in a trilogy from the New York Times bestselling author of How to Lead and The American Story and host of Bloomberg TV’s The David Rubenstein Show—American icons and historians on the ever-evolving American experiment, featuring Ken Burns, Madeleine Albright, Wynton Marsalis, Billie Jean King, Henry Louis Gates Jr., and many more.In this lively collection of conversations—the third in a series from David Rubenstein—some of our nations’ greatest minds explore the inspiring story of America as a grand experiment in democracy, culture, innovation, and ideas.-Jill Lepore on the promise of America-Madeleine Albright on the American immigrant-Ken Burns on war-Henry Louis Gates Jr. on reconstruction-Elaine Weiss on suffrage-John Meacham on civil rights-Walter Isaacson on innovation-David McCullough on the Wright Brot