{"id":10746552484134,"title":"A Nation Born in a Day: Visions of the American Founding","handle":"a-nation-born-in-a-day-visions-of-the-american-founding","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/5689\/files\/Stone_Tower_100x100.png?v=1546616956\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(47, 101, 66);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eMichael Poliakoff\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(47, 101, 66);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e9798996191055\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(47, 101, 66);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages 256\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTen distinguished scholars revisit our understanding of the Founding of the United States and evaluate the claims of The 1619 Project. That much-publicized effort of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eand the Pulitzer Center asserts that the origins of the United States are found in the arrival of the first enslaved Africans in Virginia in1619, rather than in the Declaration of Independence of 1776. Niall Ferguson, the late Gordon Wood, William Allen, and others challenge this claim with trenchant commentary and historical facts. The result is an astute and detailed portrait of one of the most remarkable events in the course of human history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Default\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMichael B. Poliakoff, PhD, is President \u0026amp; Chief Executive Officer of the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA). 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That much-publicized effort of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eand the Pulitzer Center asserts that the origins of the United States are found in the arrival of the first enslaved Africans in Virginia in1619, rather than in the Declaration of Independence of 1776. Niall Ferguson, the late Gordon Wood, William Allen, and others challenge this claim with trenchant commentary and historical facts. The result is an astute and detailed portrait of one of the most remarkable events in the course of human history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Default\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMichael B. Poliakoff, PhD, is President \u0026amp; Chief Executive Officer of the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA). He previously served as Vice President for Academic Affairs and research at the University of Colorado and in senior roles at the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Council on Teacher Quality, the American Academy for Liberal Education, and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}