{"product_id":"americas-prophet-how-the-story-of-moses-shaped-america-isbn-9780061726279","title":"America's Prophet: How the Story of Moses Shaped America","description":"\u003cp\u003eBruce Feiler’s New York Times bestsellers Abraham, Walking the Bible, and Where God Was Born brilliantly explored the roots of faith. With America’s Prophet, Feiler 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, America’s Prophet 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 can provide meaning in times of national crisis, even today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat makes this three-thousand-year-old biblical narrative the surprising symbol of the American story?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAmerica’s Founding Father:\u003c\/b\u003e Discover why figures from the Mayflower Pilgrims to Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson saw their own struggles in the story of Moses and the Exodus.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Narrative of Hope:\u003c\/b\u003e Trace the surprising thread of this story through the nation's defining moments, from the Revolution and the Civil War to the Civil Rights movement.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFreedom and Law:\u003c\/b\u003e Explore the profound tension at the heart of the American experiment, examining how the Liberty Bell's inscription echoes the balance between liberation and covenant.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Unifying Figure:\u003c\/b\u003e Uncover how leaders like Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King, Jr., turned to Moses in times of crisis to provide inspiration and a path toward the Promised Land.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eHailed as one of the most original works of history in years, \u003cem\u003eAmerica's Prophet\u003c\/em\u003e reveals how generations of Americans have been inspired by the story of Moses.\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 has inspired more Americans than any other. His name is Moses. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTraveling through touchstones in American history, bestselling author Bruce Feiler traces the biblical prophet's influence from the \u003cem\u003eMayflower\u003c\/em\u003e through today. Meticulously researched and highly readable, \u003cem\u003e America'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 Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887618814181,"sku":"NP9780061726279","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780061726279.jpg?v=1730227089","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/americas-prophet-how-the-story-of-moses-shaped-america-isbn-9780061726279","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}