The American Spirit: Who We Are and What We Stand For

A New York Times Bestseller

A timely collection of speeches by David McCullough, the most honored historian in the United States—winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, two National Book Awards, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, among many others—that reminds us of fundamental American principles.

Over the course of his distinguished career, David McCullough has spoken before Congress, the White House, colleges and universities, historical societies, and other esteemed institutions. Now, at a time of self-reflection in America following a bitter election campaign that has left the country divided, McCullough has collected some of his most important speeches in a brief volume designed to identify important principles and characteristics that are particularly American. The American Spirit reminds us of core American values to which we all subscribe, regardless of which region we live in, which political party we identify with, or our ethnic background. This is a book about America for all Americans that reminds us who we are and helps to guide us as we find our way forward.

• Brave Companions: Portraits In History
• In the Dark Streets Shineth: A 1941 Christmas Eve Story
• 1776
• The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West
• Mornings on Horseback: The Story of an Extraordinary Family, a Vanished Way of Life and the Unique Child Who Became Theodore Roosevelt
• The Wright Brothers
• The Johnstown Flood
• The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge
• David McCullough: Great Achievements in American History: The Great Bridge, The Path Between the Seas, and The Wright Brothers
• A Dog Walks Into a Nursing Home: Lessons in the Good Life from an Unlikely Teacher