TY - BOOK AU - Rather,Dan AU - Kirschner,Elliot TI - What unites us: reflections on patriotism T2 - Thorndike Press large print popular and narrative nonfiction SN - 9781432846237 PY - 2018/// CY - Farmington Hills, Michigan PB - Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company KW - Patriotism KW - United States KW - National characteristics, American KW - Social values KW - Essays KW - lcgft KW - Large type books N1 - "Published in 2018 by arrangement with Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, a division of Workman Publishing"-- T.p verso; Preface: Night flights -- What is patriotism? -- The vote -- Dissent -- The press -- Inclusion -- Empathy -- Immigration -- Science -- Books -- The Arts -- The environment -- Public education -- Service -- Audacity -- Steady -- Courage N2 - At a moment of crisis over our national identity, journalist Dan Rather reflects on what it means to be an American. He reminds us of the principles upon which the United States was founded. Looking at the freedoms that define us, from the vote to the press; the values that have transformed us, from empathy to inclusion to service; the institutions that sustain us, such as public education; and the traits that helped form our young country, such as the audacity to take on daunting challenges in science and medicine, Rather brings to bear his decades of experience on the frontlines of the world's biggest stories. As a living witness to historical change, he offers up an intimate view of history, tracing where we have been in order to help us chart a way forward and heal our bitter divisions ER -