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One Nation, Under Gods: A New American History

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One Nation, Under Gods: A New American History

A groundbreaking new look at the story of America

At the heart of the nation's spiritual history are audacious and often violent scenes. But the Puritans and the shining city on the hill give us just one way to understand the United States. Rather than recite American history from a Christian vantage point, Peter Manseau proves that what really happened is worth a close, fresh look.

Thomas Jefferson himself collected books on all religions and required that the brand new Library of Congress take his books, since Americans needed to consider the "twenty gods or no god" he famously noted were revered by his neighbors. Looking at the Americans who believed in these gods, Manseau fills in America's story of itself, from the persecuted "witches" at Salem and who they really were, to the persecuted Buddhists in WWII California, from spirituality and cults in the '60s to the recent presidential election where both candidates were for the first time non-traditional Christians.

One Nation, Under Gods shows how much more there is to the history we tell ourselves, right back to the country's earliest days. Dazzling in its scope and sweep, it is an American history unlike any you've read.

Country	USA
Author	Peter Manseau
Binding	Paperback
EAN	9780316100014
ISBN	0316100013
Label	Back Bay Books
Manufacturer	Back Bay Books
MPN	18 b/w illustrations run w/text
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	480
PartNumber	18 b/w illustrations run w/text
PublicationDate	2016-02-23
Publisher	Back Bay Books
ReleaseDate	2016-02-23
SKU	0928-WS1301-A03010-0316100013
Studio	Back Bay Books

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