NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A celebration of American history through the music that helped to shape a nation, by Pulitzer Prize winner Jon Meacham and music superstar Tim McGraw “Jon Meacham and Tim McGraw form an irresistible duo—connecting us to music as an unsung force in our nation's history.”—Doris Kearns Goodwin Through all the years of strife and triumph, America has been shaped not just by our elected leaders and our formal politics but also by our music—by the lyrics, performers, and instrumentals that have helped to carry us through the dark days and to celebrate the bright ones. From “The Star-Spangled Banner” to “Born in the U.S.A.,” Jon Meacham and Tim McGraw take readers on a moving and insightful journey through eras in American history and the songs and performers that inspired us. Meacham chronicles our history, exploring the stories behind the songs, and Tim McGraw reflects on them as an artist and performer. Their perspectives combine to create a unique view of the role music has played in uniting and shaping a nation. Beginning with the battle hymns of the revolution, and taking us through songs from the defining events of the Civil War, the fight for women’s suffrage, the two world wars, the Great Depression, the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War, and into the twenty-first century, Meacham and McGraw explore the songs that defined generations, and the cultural and political climates that produced them. Readers will discover the power of music in the lives of figures such as Harriet Tubman, Franklin Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Martin Luther King, Jr., and will learn more about some of our most beloved musicians and performers, including Marian Anderson, Elvis Presley, Sam Cooke, Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, Duke Ellington, Carole King, Bruce Springsteen, and more. Songs of America explores both famous songs and lesser-known ones, expanding our understanding of the scope of American music and lending deeper meaning to the historical context of such songs as “My Country, ’Tis of Thee,” “God Bless America,” “Over There,” “We Shall Overcome,” and “Blowin’ in the Wind.” As Quincy Jones says, Meacham and McGraw have “convened a concert in Songs of America,” one that reminds us of who we are, where we’ve been, and what we, at our best, can be.

As a "New York Times"-bestselling author of more than 100 novels, Dailey is a legend among fans of romance. In the sweeping tradition of her Calder novels, "American Destiny" portrays two families whose fates are intertwined with that of the land they love.

Chapters alternate between a novelization of the life of Ericksen's Danish Mormon pioneers and Ericksen's memoirs of his own life in the present day.

American national trade bibliography.

Choosing America’s Destiny is a must-read for those concerned about recent economic, social and political trends within America. It traces the growing divide between liberals and conservatives over the past century and paints a startling picture of reality in our nation today. Choosing America’s Destiny highlights the crises concerning government debt, public sector burden, income taxes and immigration policy, education, health care, and the social/cultural decay evident throughout America. And, it discusses the greatest current external threat to our nation – radical Islam. However, Choosing America’s Destiny doesn’t just focus on the negative. It offers real, innovative potential solutions to the problems in our country today. The current conflicts in America and throughout the world are caused by the bedrock ills of human nature identified as the seven deadly sins – pride, greed, envy, wrath, lust, gluttony and sloth. No nation, empire or civilization can endure the prevalence of those sins. Therefore, the choice facing America is to continue embracing those sins and slide into obscurity or to adopt a simple, but difficult, solution proposed herein.

Presents ninety-two songs of the American West, each with lyrics, a vocal score, simple piano arrangements, and chord symbols, and includes historical notes and commentaries, and over one hundred period illustrations.