A review by matttrevithick
The American Spirit: Who We Are and What We Stand for by David McCullough

4.0

Somewhere between 3.5 and 4 stars - I enjoyed this book, a short collection of speeches given over the course of his life that take a macro look at 'the American experiment' as we love to call it. Much was underlined and much will be remembered, but the romantic / warm fuzzy / big picture view through which much of this history is discussed did not ultimately reassure me about the severity of the challenges the US faces, even if we've faced down existential crises before and emerged stronger as this book makes clear.