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What Unites Us

Reflections on Patriotism

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What Unites Us

By: Dan Rather, Elliot Kirschner
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In a collection of original essays, the venerated television journalist, Dan Rather, celebrates our shared values and what matters most in our great country, and shows us what patriotism looks like. Writing about the institutions that sustain us, such as public libraries, public schools, and national parks; the values that have transformed us, such as the struggle for civil rights; and the drive toward science and innovation that has made the United States great, Rather brings to bear his decades of experience on the frontlines of the world's biggest stories, and offers listeners a way forward.

After a career spent as reporter and anchor for CBS News, where he interviewed every living president since Eisenhower and was on the ground for every major event, from the assassination of John F. Kennedy to Watergate to 9/11, Rather has also become a hugely popular voice of reason on social media, with nearly two million Facebook followers and an engaged new audience who help to make many of his posts go viral. With his famously plainspoken voice and a fundamental sense of hope, Rather has written the book to inspire conversation and listening, and to remind us all how we are ultimately united.

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A message of principles from a forgotten lexicon.

Humble, polite, and reverent reflections of the currently discarded American values that shaped our nation.

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Needed

Mr.Rather 's book is very insightful and is needed at this time. It lightened my day during this age of corruption.

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Loved it!

I don't usually go for non-fiction, but this was a refreshing & necessary time capsule of wisdom through such major developments in our country's history.

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Great historical perspective

Great historical perspective, loved the personal stories of growing up and the many memorable influences. Gives hope for the future before us.

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such articulation of what true patriotism is it

amazeballs I loved it! this is an accurate articulation of what true patriotism is in America not to be mistaken for nationalism

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American True Story

Amazing view on the USA, and how the ebbs and flows have shaped us as a country. Gives you a most interesting perspective.

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What it means to be American

I brilliant read for someone living abroad for for the past 20 some years, but still feels deeply American because of the values Dan Rather outlines in his book. Patriotism vs. Nationalism... a fine line but an important distinction to be made. This book gives me hope for an America based on true values of respect, equality, justice and freedom!

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***** I got it. I get it. It's good !!

Minus one Star, simply because it brings up " Politics ". My personal feeling towards that subject being, no discourse on Politics should ever be 5 stars

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American patriotism

I found this book as being a great way in reminding us what has made the United States great in the past, and future. Dan Rather reminds us that we are a nation of diversity, doers, and most importantly of great thinkers. I hope that we truly return to these and other things that have united us.

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Learn from Dan Rather

He really has seen it all. Love his insight based on his exceptional access to history happening before his eyes.

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