{"product_id":"america-the-imagination-of-a-nation","title":"America: The Imagination of A Nation","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"h6 author-link-title\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW210434166 BCX4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart CommentHighlightPipeRest CommentHighlightRest SCXW210434166 BCX4\"\u003eThere is no idea quite like America.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightPipeRest SCXW210434166 BCX4\"\u003e It is skyscrapers and open highways, Hollywood and the Old West, Coca-Cola and Levi's, the roar of a crowd and the quiet promise whispered to every generation: you can be anything you want. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW210434166 BCX4\"\u003eNow, as the nation marks its 250th anniversary, Assouline captures that extraordinary spirit in one landmark volume.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW210434166 BCX4\" data-ccp-props='{\"134233117\":false,\"134233118\":false,\"201341983\":0,\"335551550\":1,\"335551620\":1,\"335559685\":0,\"335559737\":0,\"335559738\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":279}'\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW210434166 BCX4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW210434166 BCX4\"\u003eAmerica: The Imagination of a Nation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW210434166 BCX4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW210434166 BCX4\"\u003e is not a history book. It is a road trip through the cultural landmarks, iconic imagery, and pioneering energy that have made America the greatest beacon of imagination and reinvention the world has ever known. From the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW210434166 BCX4\"\u003ef\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW210434166 BCX4\"\u003eounding \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW210434166 BCX4\"\u003ef\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW210434166 BCX4\"\u003eathers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW210434166 BCX4\"\u003e to Marilyn Monroe, from James Dean to Michael Jordan and the Williams sisters, the pages move with the same restless, adventurous rhythm that defines the nation itself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW210434166 BCX4\" data-ccp-props='{\"134233117\":false,\"134233118\":false,\"201341983\":0,\"335551550\":1,\"335551620\":1,\"335559685\":0,\"335559737\":0,\"335559738\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":279}'\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW210434166 BCX4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW210434166 BCX4\"\u003eWith an introduction by Joel Stein, longtime staff writer and columnist for Time magazine and author of celebrated works including Man Made and In Defense of Elitism, this volume brings wit, depth, and genuine authority to its subject.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW210434166 BCX4\" data-ccp-props='{\"134233117\":false,\"134233118\":false,\"201341983\":0,\"335551550\":1,\"335551620\":1,\"335559685\":0,\"335559737\":0,\"335559738\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":279}'\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW210434166 BCX4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW210434166 BCX4\"\u003eFor dreamers, adventurers, and anyone who has ever felt the pull of the American Dream, this is the book that holds it all in one place. The whole magnificent, improbable, unstoppable story of a nation built entirely on imagination.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW210434166 BCX4\" data-ccp-props='{\"134233117\":false,\"134233118\":false,\"201341983\":0,\"335551550\":1,\"335551620\":1,\"335559685\":0,\"335559737\":0,\"335559738\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":279}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"h6 author-link-title\"\u003eAbout The Author\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJournalist and author Joel Stein was a staff writer and columnist for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTime\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e magazine for twenty years, where he wrote twenty-two cover stories. He was a columnist for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and is the author of the books \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMan Made\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn Defense of Elitism.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e He previously taught at Princeton, wrote for several sitcoms, and wrote \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMoscot\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for Assouline.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Assouline","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50619875360816,"sku":"9781649806611","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0535\/5962\/3868\/files\/9781649806611-AMERICA-THE_IMAGINATION_OF_A_NATION.webp?v=1790360664","url":"https:\/\/kerikropp.com\/products\/america-the-imagination-of-a-nation","provider":"Keri Kropp Goods \u0026 Finery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}