Born out of violence and the aspirations of its early settlers, the United States of America has become one of the world\'s most powerful nations, even as its past continues to inform its present and to mould its very identity as a nation.
Taking a broadly chronological approach, it begins in colonial America as the first Europeans arrived, lured by the promi.
The search for nationhood and the ambiguities upon which the nation was founded are at the root of this intelligent and forthright book.
Born out of violence and the aspirations of its early settlers, the United States of America has become one of the world\'s most powerful nations, even as its past continues to inform its present and to mould its very identity as a nation