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What is America becoming? Or, more importantly, what can she be if we reclaim a vision for the things that made her great in the first place? In America the Beautiful, Dr. Ben Carson helps us learn from our past in order to chart a better course for our future. From his personal ascent from... read more
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- John Adams
- Ronald Reagan
- Dr. Harvey Wachsman
- Joseph
- Hitler
- Mother
- Benjamin Franklin
- Abe Lincoln
- Haym Salomon
- Thomas Paine
- Tom Bradley
- Columbus
- Jimmy Carter
- Alexander Hamilton
- Curtis D. Robinson
- Thomas Jefferson
- George Washington
- William
- Barack Obama
- James Madison
Table of Contents edit
America's history of rebelling for change --
Who are "we the people"? --
Are we a Judeo-Christian nation or not? --
A different school of thought: education in America --
Capitalism: its pros and cons --
Socialism: whose pot of soup is it? --
What is a moral nation? --
Learning from our mistakes --
America's role in a world at war --
Is health care a right? --
A nation divided --
Liberty and justice for all --
What's good about America? --
What do we believe and in whom do we trust?
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- Ben Carson (Author)
- Candy Carson (Author)
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Page Count: 224
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- Dewey: 973
Subjects edit
- Books › Nonfiction › Government › Civics
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