America: The Last Best Hope, Volume 1: From the Age of Discovery to a World at War - William J. Bennett

Written by William J. Bennett
Read by Wayne Shepherd
Format: M4B
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

From the bold, brilliant mind of best-selling author William J. Bennett comes this thrilling account of the virtues and vices of our great country and the many brave men and women who have made it the powerful nation it is today. A sweeping tale of human initiative, struggle, and victory, Bennett captures what is unique about America.

With command and wit, William J. Bennett reacquaints Americans with their heritage in an engaging narrative that cuts through the cobwebs of time, memory, and prevailing cynicism. Washington, Franklin, Lincoln, Roosevelt, and others reemerge not as marble icons or dust-dry names in a textbook, but as full-blooded, heroic pioneers whose far-reaching vision forged a nation that attracted―that still attracts―millions yearning to breathe free. In this, the first volume of a “reasoned, balanced presentation of the American story,” Bennett tells our nation’s story, with all its triumphs and tragedies. He summons us to embrace America’s cause once again as “the last best hope of earth.”

“Bill Bennett’s book will stand as perhaps the most important addition to American scholarship at this, the start of the new century. For the past fifty years American historians have either distorted American history or reduced it to a mess of boring indictments of our cultural and political heritage. With this book Bennett offers to Americans young and old an exciting and enjoyable history of what makes America the greatest nation on earth.
-Brian Kennedy, president, The Claremont Institute

Listening Length: 19 hours and 27 minutes

https://www.amazon.com/America-Last-Best-Discovery-World-dp-B000GFKU3G/dp/B000GFKU3G

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25772.From_the_Age_of_Discovery_to_a_World_at_War