{"product_id":"americas-prophet-moses-and-the-american-story-isbn-9780060574888","title":"America's Prophet: Moses and the American Story","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"FONT-SIZE: 9pt\"\u003eBruce Feiler’s \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\"\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestsellers \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\"\u003eAbraham, Walking the Bible, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\"\u003eWhere God Was Born\u003c\/i\u003e brilliantly explored the roots of faith. With \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\"\u003eAmerica’s Prophet, \u003c\/i\u003eFeiler looks at Moses and the essential role the prophet has played in our nation’s history and development. Bruce Feiler’s most fascinating and thought-provoking book to date, \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\"\u003eAmerica’s Prophet\u003c\/i\u003e delves deeply into how the Exodus story and America’s true “Spiritual Founding Father” have inspired many of the most important figures and defining events in this country’s history—from the Mayflower Pilgrims to the Civil Rights movement—and how Moses \u003cspan style=\"COLOR: black\"\u003ecan provide meaning in times of national crisis, even today.\u003c?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\" \/\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"COLOR: black\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe exodus story is America's story. Moses is our real founding father. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pilgrims quoted his story. Franklin and Jefferson proposed he appear on the U.S. seal. Washington and Lincoln were called his incarnations. The Statue of Liberty and Superman were molded in his image. Martin Luther King, Jr., invoked him the night before he died. Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama cited him as inspiration. For four hundred years, one figure inspired more Americans than any other. His name is Moses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this groundbreaking book, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Bruce Feiler travels through touchstones in American history and traces the biblical prophet's influence from the \u003cem\u003eMayflower\u003c\/em\u003e through today. He visits the island where the pilgrims spent their first Sabbath, climbs the bell tower where the Liberty Bell was inscribed with a quote from Moses, retraces the Underground Railroad where \"Go Down, Moses\" was the national anthem of slaves, and dons the robe Charlton Heston wore in \u003cem\u003eThe Ten Commandments\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Even a cursory review of American history indicates that Moses has emboldened leaders of all stripes,\" Feiler writes, \"patriot and loyalist, slave and master, Jew and Christian. Could the persistence of his story serve as a reminder of our shared national values? Could he serve as a unifying force in a disunifying time? If Moses could split the Red Sea, could he unsplit America?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne part adventure story, one part literary detective story, one part exploration of faith in contemporary life, \u003cem\u003eAmerica's Prophet\u003c\/em\u003e takes readers through the landmarks of America's narrative—from Gettysburg to Selma, the Silver Screen to the Oval Office—to understand how Moses has shaped the nation's character. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeticulously researched and highly readable, \u003cem\u003eAmerica's Prophet\u003c\/em\u003e is a thrilling, original work of history that will forever change how we view America, our faith, and our future.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“This is one of the most original, intelligent and endlessly fascinating books I have read in years: it should become a set book for anyone wanting to know what truly makes America tick.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSimon Winchester\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“With a journalist eye and an adventurers spirit, Bruce Feiler brings his prodigious gifts of biblical analysis to a reconsideration of Moses as the essential prophet of the American Experience.  This is an accessible and engaging book of indispensible insight.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTony Horwitz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“What a smart, original, and deeply intriguing reflection on the role Moses played – yes, Moses – in U.S. history.  America’s Prophet is Bruce Feiler at his innovative best: compelling, sweeping and engaging.  Highly recommended!” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDouglas Brinkley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Fascinating and thought provoking.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Astunning collective portrait of an ingrown community with its own history, hierarchy, and traditions.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker on Under the Big Top\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Penetrating and insightful. . . . Bruce Feiler’s Dreaming Out Loud details the ins and outs of Nashville.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times on Dreaming Out Loud\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In clear, engaging prose, Feiler demonstrates how the figure of Moses appealed to Americans across political and religious spectrums. Puritans and freethinkers, slaves and slave owners, capitalists and communists, Mormons and Jews, gay rights activists and computer moguls have looked to Moses as a leader and to the Exodus narrative as a template for their causes.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Forward\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Convincing.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDan Gilgoff, God \u0026amp; Country blog, USA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Based on wide-ranging research, America’s Prophet is an informative and accessible, if selective, view of American history as a reënactment of the Exodus....Feiler’s instinct for a compelling story and his promising message—that the story of America, like that of Moses, is an ongoing “narrative of hope”—keep the reader engaged.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJewish Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Intriguing.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888521736421,"sku":"NP9780060574888","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780060574888.jpg?v=1730229265","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/americas-prophet-moses-and-the-american-story-isbn-9780060574888","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}