{"product_id":"american-bloods-the-untamed-dynasty-that-shaped-a-nation-hardcover","title":"American Bloods: The Untamed Dynasty That Shaped a Nation - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Kaag\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eAmerican Bloods\u003c\/i\u003e is an unflinching history of our nation . . . This is a breakout book for John Kaag--the natural extension of his genre-defining writing.\" --Doris Kearns Goodwin, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eLeadership: In Turbulent Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA history of a family spanning centuries and continents--one that unfolds into a new portrait of America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Bloods were one of America's first and most expansive pioneer families. They explored and laid claim to the frontiers--geographic, political, intellectual, and spiritual--that would become the very core of the United States. John Kaag's \u003ci\u003eAmerican Bloods\u003c\/i\u003e is the account of a remarkable American family, of its participation in the making of a nation, and of how its members embodied the elusive ideals enshrined in the Declaration of Independence. Inspired by the discovery of a mysterious manuscript in an old Massachusetts farmhouse, Kaag follows eight members of this family from the British Civil Wars in the seventeenth century through the founding of the colonies, the American Revolution, transcendentalism, the Industrial Revolution, the Civil War, and the rise of first-wave feminism, all the way to the beginning of the twentieth century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Bloods were active participants in virtually every pivotal moment in American history, coming into contact with everyone from Emerson and Thoreau to John Brown, Frederick Douglass, Victoria Woodhull, and William James. The genealogy of the family tracks the ebb and flow of what Thoreau called \"wildness,\" an original untamed spirit that would recede in the making of America but would never be extinguished entirely. \u003ci\u003eAmerican Bloods \u003c\/i\u003eis an enduring reminder of the risks and rewards that were taken in laying claim to the lands that would become the United States, and a composite portrait of America like no other.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Kaag\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of philosophy at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Philosophy: A Love Story \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHiking with Nietzsche\u003c\/i\u003e, both of which were named best books of the year by NPR. His writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publications. He lives outside Boston with his wife and children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.04 x 8.52 x 5.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 14, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978583540013,"sku":"9780374103910","price":27.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/wjIKFY3-kn9780374103910.webp?v=1775805987","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/american-bloods-the-untamed-dynasty-that-shaped-a-nation-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}