This America: The Case for the Nation by Jill LeporeLepore, a Harvard history professor and author, uses this short book to detail this country’s painful and often contradictory past. She offers a short history of nationalism and how that differs from patriotism. She talks about why it is critical for historians to write about a nation’shistory, warts and all, which gives us a shared story. She argues that when this shared story is not told it paves the way for interpretation by agenda driven extremists. She discusses the history of liberal democracy in America and offers it as the path forward.This is an important book, packed full of history and ideas that tie many strings together to help me better understand some of the things happening these days that I question and have difficulty comprehending.This book is available at the library and can be downloaded from the library website through Overdrive.Carol Lloyd is the Director of the Churchill County Library. She signed up for the Summer Reading Program.Never miss the local news — read more on The Fallon Post home page.If you enjoy The Fallon Post, please support our effort to provide local, independent news and make a contribution today. Your contribution makes possible this online news source for all things Fallon.
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