Chasing Eden is about seekers, Americans searching for their Eden,
longing for a Promised Land, a utopia somewhere out on the horizon. With
his usual deep perception, humor, and grace, Howard Mansfield writes
about "a small gathering of Americans" united by longing and devotion in
their search for something perfect here on earth, a goal that is ever
receding. Mansfield illuminates how this longing--for God, for freedom,
for peace--can be found in every era, and gives form and force to our
lives in our pursuit of happiness--"the primary occupation of every
American."