The American Miracle: Divine Providence in the Rise of the Republic

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4.6
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416
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Bestselling author and radio host Michael Medved recounts some of the most significant events in America’s rise to prosperity and power, from the writing of the Constitution to the Civil War. He reveals a record of improbabilities and amazements that demonstrate what the Founders always believed: that events unfolded according to a master plan, with destiny playing an unmistakable role in lifting the nation to greatness.

Among the stirring, illogical episodes described here:

• A band of desperate religious refugees find themselves blown hopelessly off course, only to be deposited at the one spot on a wild continent best suited for their survival

• George Washington’s beaten army, surrounded by a ruthless foe and on the verge of annihilation, manages an impossible escape due to a freakish change in the weather

• A famous conqueror known for seizing territory, frustrated by a slave rebellion and a frozen harbor, impulsively hands Thomas Jefferson a tract of land that doubles the size of the United States

• A weary soldier picks up three cigars left behind in an open field and notices the stogies have been wrapped in a handwritten description of the enemy’s secret battle plans—a revelation that gives Lincoln the supernatural sign he’s awaited in order to free the slaves

When millions worry over the nation losing its way, Medved’s sweeping narrative, bursting with dramatic events and lively portraits of unforgettable, occasionally little-known characters, affirms America as “fortune’s favorite,” shaped by a distinctive destiny from our beginnings to the present day.

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4.6
7 reviews
Ross A Peot
January 22, 2019
I am into the last 30 pages or so. This should be a required reading for all middle schools. I think our questions can really be asked especially in the context of this book as to why things happen in the ways that they do. I recently saw a show on the sinking of a ship off the coast of VA a few years ago. While our technology should be much better these days compared to our early settlers, it really should get ones attention as to how these early settlers ever got here. I think the most compelling part of the book was on Lincoln. Interesting how so many people have idolized this man over the years, how well did we know this man? The compelling evidence in reference to the war in his decision making to me was the most interesting pages 301-323. If you like history and love your country. This book is a must read.
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Rick Villa
January 31, 2018
While some of the "miracles" don't stretch the limit of nature, this is a very well written and interesting book. Read much of it while trying to get back to sleep, but picked the wrong book to use as a sedative. There were many fascinating stories in these pages that I was unaware of, even though I've read a lot of American history. Bravo!
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Boyd Rothenberger
January 23, 2017
interesting, oppinions remain to be determined
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About the author

Michael Medved’s daily three-hour radio program, The Michael Medved Show, reaches five million listeners on more than three hundred stations coast to coast. He is the author of twelve other books, including the bestsellers The 10 Big Lies About America, Hollywood vs. America, Hospital, and What Really Happened to the Class of ’65? He is a member of USA Today’s board of contributors, is a former chief film critic for the New York Post, and, for more than a decade, cohosted Sneak Previews, the weekly movie-review show on PBS. Medved is an honors graduate of Yale with departmental honors in American history. He lives with his family in the Seattle area.

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