bethpeninger 's review for:

What Unites Us by Elliot Kirschner, Dan Rather
4.0

I have been meaning to read this since it was published. Alas, it kept getting forgotten and/or pushed down on my TBR. But on July 1, looking at another July 4 coming up, I decided to finally crack open this title. I say crack open but actually, I pressed play and read it via audio. Rather reads it himself and I find him to be such a delight anyway that I knew reading it via his literal voice was going to be great. I was not disappointed.

Rather's title about what unites us is a series of thoughtful, insightful, and educational essays on the great experiment called democracy we live in here in the United States. His many years in journalism and on the front lines of major national events have given Rather a perspective and opportunity to see America from many vantage points. He writes his essays from those various perspectives as well as his personal experiences.

I highly recommend this title regardless of what side of the aisle you sit on - for what unites us should be and can be, so much stronger and more important than a party line.