American Greats

by Robert A. Wilson (Editor)

In a spectacular new jacket, with a great new gift price--the beautifully illustrated, full-color volume Parade Magazine called "dazzling...enjoyable and stimulating." This celebration of America at its best offers compelling evidence of a nation's courage, invention and resilience. Here are the greatest achievements in American thought, art, architecture, and design, explored and revealed by famous writers and experts. A perfect gift and valuable keepsake, American Greats "leaves readers amazed at the courage, stamina, genius, beauty, and durability that has made this nation what it is." (Indianapolis Star).

Genres: History, Reference, Nonfiction

336 pages, Hardcover

First published August 9, 1999

About the author

Robert A. Wilson was proprietor of the famous Phoenix Bookshop in New York City. He was a passionate writer and author of bibliographies of Gertrude Stein, Gregory Corso, and Denise Levertov. Wilson specialized in rare books and manuscripts.

Reviews

[Jose]

The only thing "Great" in the book is The Corvette and The Coca-Cola Recipe by Christopher Buckley.The cover is real nice as shown on Amazon with Different pictures one with the 1957 Corvette SS,which is the Corvette in the pictures.The copy I read was checked out from the library.The book itself,FDR'S fireside Chats? You mean the Same FDR who lied about his Health? Sold out Poland to Stalin?and was Soft On Communism in government?(Just like his successors Truman and Then Ike). An American Great would Be Democracy,Anti-Communism, National Review,and Just plain Simple America.According to the authors these were "Selected" essays by contributors.Well,The "Compilers" could have added many other things,Sure Enough America never has to excuse herself,Because In my Opinion America is Great even if this book cannot Examine that at a deeper level.

[Tiffany Scolnic]

This book discusses the major events that influenced current American culture. What I appreciate about it is that it focuses on events that don't get much attention (for example, the author's take on the most influential modern invention - the automatic car, for it allowed women to become more mobile).