About the book
#1 New York Times bestselling author Eric Metaxas delivers an extraordinary book that is part history and part rousing call to arms, steeped in a critical analysis of our founding fathers' original intentions for America.
In 1787, when the Constitution was drafted, a woman asked Ben Franklin what the founders had given the American people. \"A republic,\" he shot back, \"if you can keep it.\" More than two centuries later, Metaxas examines what that means and how we are doing on that score.
If You Can Keep It is at once a thrilling review of America's uniqueness—including our role as a \"nation of nations\"—and a chilling reminder that America's greatness cannot continue unless we embrace our own crucial role in living out what the founders entrusted to us. Metaxas explains that America is not a nation bounded by ethnic identity or geography, but rather by a radical and unprecedented idea, based on liberty and freedom for all. He cautions us that it's nearly past time we reconnect to that idea, or we may lose the very foundation of what made us exceptional in the first place.
Editions of If You Can Keep It
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781101979983
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781101979990
- EBook
- ISBN 9781101980002
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9780451486745
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9780451486721
- AudioDisc
- ISBN 9780451486738
- AudioDisc
- ISBN 9780451486714
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#1 New York Times bestselling author Eric Metaxas delivers an extraordinary book that is part history and part rousing call to arms, steeped in a critical analysis of our founding fathers' original intentions for America.
In 1787, when the Constitution was drafted, a woman asked Ben Franklin what the founders had given the American people. \"A republic,\" he shot back, \"if you can keep it.\" More than two centuries later, Metaxas examines what that means and how we are doing on that score.
If You Can Keep It is at once a thrilling review of America's uniqueness—including our role as a \"nation of nations\"—and a chilling reminder that America's greatness cannot continue unless we embrace our own crucial role in living out what the founders entrusted to us. Metaxas explains that America is not a nation bounded by ethnic identity or geography, but rather by a radical and unprecedented idea, based on liberty and freedom for all. He cautions us that it's nearly past time we reconnect to that idea, or we may lose the very foundation of what made us exceptional in the first place.
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#1 New York Times bestselling author Eric Metaxas delivers an extraordinary book that is part history and part rousing call to arms, steeped in a critical analysis of our founding fathers' original intentions for America.
In 1787, when the Constitution was drafted, a woman asked Ben Franklin what the founders had given the American people. \"A republic,\" he shot back, \"if you can keep it.\" More than two centuries later, Metaxas examines what that means and how we are doing on that score.
If You Can Keep It is at once a thrilling review of America's uniqueness—including our role as a \"nation of nations\"—and a chilling reminder that America's greatness cannot continue unless we embrace our own crucial role in living out what the founders entrusted to us. Metaxas explains that America is not a nation bounded by ethnic identity or geography, but rather by a radical and unprecedented idea, based on liberty and freedom for all. He cautions us that it's nearly past time we reconnect to that idea, or we may lose the very foundation of what made us exceptional in the first place.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in If You Can Keep It?
Society and Social Sciences > Politics and government > Political ideologies and movements
Where can I read a sample of If You Can Keep It?
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Who is/are the Author/s of the book If You Can Keep It?
Eric Metaxas
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
If You Can Keep It is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781101979983) and paperback(ISBN 9781101979990) and ebook(ISBN 9781101980002) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780451486745) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780451486721) and audiodisc(ISBN 9780451486738) and audiodisc(ISBN 9780451486714)
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