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.
