From the Book - First Threshold Editions hardcover edition.
Introduction: American will
Part I. American visionaries
Individual liberty: the Anti-Federalists and the fight for a Bill of Rights
Defending American sovereignty: Napoleon, Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase
Boom: the first energy revolution and the rise of the American entrepreneur
Part II. America off-course
Preemptive surrender: Joe Kennedy and the perils of appeasement
In defense of Federalism: Ronald Reagan and the fight against Richard Nixon's welfare state
From Hillarycare to Obamacare: the left's quest for socialized medicine
Part III. Division and indecision
A party divided: the great Republican crack-up of 1912
The Truman afterthought: how indecision and recklessness almost lost the Cold War
Part IV. Questions of faith
Great awakenings: abolition and the hidden hand of God
Religion and the schools: how religious bigotry has punished American students
Conclusion: 2016: another turning point.