TY  - BOOK
AU  - Schweikart,Larry
TI  - Seven events that made America America: and proved that the founding fathers were right all along 
SN  - 1595230645 (hardcover : alk. paper)
PY  - 2010///
CY  - New York
PB  - Sentinel
KW  - National characteristics, American
KW  - Miscellanea
KW  - United States
KW  - History
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-247) and index; Martin Van Buren has a nightmare and big government is born-- in the 1820s! -- The Dred Scott decision wrecks an economy and hastens a war -- Johnstown fights a flood and demonstrates the power of private compassion -- Ike has a heart attack, triggering dietary nannyism -- A steel guitar rocks the Iron Curtain -- Ronald Reagan tries to keep the peace-- and makes his biggest mistake -- Barry makes a speech-- and the media gets chills up its leg
N2  - Notable conservative historian Larry Schweikart takes an in-depth look at seven transformative moments in our nation's history and provides an analysis of how each of them spurred a trend that either confirmed or departed from the vision our Founding Fathers had for America
ER  -