It was the country’s third president Thomas Jefferson who envisioned America as a great “empire of liberty”. In this commendable book, historian David Reynolds discusses America’s history, from the earliest Native Americans to the McCain/Obama presidential race.
Written with verve and insight, America: Empire Of Liberty depicts America in all of its many contradictions, and reveals how the anti-empire of 1776 became the world's greatest superpower.
A companion volume to Reynolds' popular radio program, it has been widely praised. The Times said it was “a brilliant, accelerated road trip through American history”, while The Sunday Times stated, “the author stands beside Simon Schama”.