Let's Celebrate America!  

Tackling the issues at the forefront of the American mind--healthcare, education, capitalism, and more America the Beautiful is indispensable reading. From four-time bestselling author, internationally renowned neurosurgeon, and humanitarian Dr. Ben Carson, here is a sobering and inspiring manifesto of America's greatness, her failings, and the values and changes it will take to carry our country into a brilliant and prosperous future.

A Pulitzer Prize-winning historian of the American Revolution explains why it remains the most significant event in our history. In a series of elegant and illuminating essays, Wood explores the ideological origins of the revolution--from ancient Rome to the European Enlightenment--and the founders' attempts to forge an American democracy.

Introduction -- The world in the Declaration of independence -- The Declaration of independence in the world -- A world of declarations -- Conclusion -- Declarations of independence, 1776-1993 -- Thomas Jefferson's "original rough draft" of the Declaration of independence -- In Congress, July 4, 1776 : A declaration by the representatives of the United States of America, in General Congress assembled -- Short review of the Declaration (1776) / Jeremy Bentham -- Manifesto of the Province of Flanders [extracts] (January 4, 1790) -- The Haitian Declaration of independence (January 1, 1804) -- The Venezuelan Declaration of independence (July 5, 1811) -- Declaration of the independence of New Zealand (October 28, 1835) -- The Unanimous declaration of independence made by the delegates of the people of Texas (March 2, 1836) -- A Declaration of independence by the representatives of the people of the Commonwealth of Liberia (July 16, 1847) -- Declaration of independence of the Czechoslovak Nation (October 18, 1918) -- Declaration of independence of the Democratic Republic of Viet Nam (September 2, 1945) -- Declaration of the establishment of the State of Israel (May 14, 1948) -- The Unilateral declaration of independence (Southern Rhodesia) (November 11, 1965).

Presents the lives, deaths, and scandals involving the thirty-nine signers of the United States Constitution, including Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, and James McHenry.

Salamone presents revolutionary ideas for: revamping entitlement programs or eliminating them entirely; implementing a two-year mandatory national service, and investing in early childhood education -- in schools and in the home -- to create a greater sense of citizenship in future generations right from the start. Working with Dr. Gilbert Morris, he also analyzes our founding documents and creates clear and specific connections between the loss of our founding values and the problems we face in our current political, economic, and cultural environment.