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The American Experiment

By: David M. Rubenstein
Narrated by: David M. Rubenstein, Ken Burns, Madeleine Albright, Jon Meacham, Billie Jean King, Wynton Marsalis, Rita Moreno
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The instant New York Times and Wall Street Journal best seller

The capstone book in a trilogy from the New York Times best-selling author of How to Lead and The American Story and host of Bloomberg TV’s The David Rubenstein Show — American icons and historians on the ever-evolving American experiment, featuring Ken Burns, Madeleine Albright, Wynton Marsalis, Billie Jean King, Henry Louis Gates Jr., and many more.

In this lively collection of conversations — the third in a series from David Rubenstein — some of our nations’ greatest minds explore the inspiring story of America as a grand experiment in democracy, culture, innovation, and ideas.

  • Jill Lepore on the promise of America
  • Madeleine Albright on the American immigrant
  • Ken Burns on war
  • Henry Louis Gates Jr. on reconstruction   
  • Elaine Weiss on suffrage
  • John Meacham on civil rights
  • Walter Isaacson on innovation
  • David McCullough on the Wright Brothers
  • John Barry on pandemics and public health
  • Wynton Marsalis on music
  • Billie Jean King on sports
  • Rita Moreno on film
     

Exploring the diverse make-up of our country’s DNA through interviews with Pulitzer Prize-winning historians, diplomats, music legends, and sports giants, The American Experiment captures the dynamic arc of a young country reinventing itself in real-time. Through these enlightening conversations, the American spirit comes alive, revealing the setbacks, suffering, invention, ingenuity, and social movements that continue to shape our vision of what America is — and what it can be.

©2021 David M. Rubenstein. All rights reserved. (P)2021 Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Unabridged Audiobook
  • Categories: History

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