A Visionary Nation - Karabell

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America is a nation based on an idea. For nearly four centuries, Americans have shared the conviction that a perfect world is within reach. In a Visionary Nation, Zachary Karabell shows how this utopian impulse forms a continuous thread in the tapestry of the American experience and represents who we really are. In this penetrating volume, he brings the core of American history to life by examining its successive stages, each promising utopia and none delivering it. During every stage, there have been men and women who strove to transform the world. These are the visionaries who have defined American culture. Part history, part essay, part prediction, this profoundly original work tells the stories of visionaries past and present from Anne Hutchinson to FDR, Alexander Hamilton to Bill Gates. Provocative, intelligent, and deeply engaging, this book provides a framework for understanding America's past while preparing us for the next phase of the nation's growth. 246 pages.