The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels is a 2018 book by Jon Meacham, published by Random House.- - It entered The New York Times' list of best selling non-fiction books at number one.
Content The book is a history of America from colonial days to those of Donald Trump. In seven chapters plus an introduction and conclusion, it traces the ups and downs of public issues including race, civil rights, immigration, women's suffrage and rights and internal and external threats to the democratic process, including the Ku Klux Klan and Communism. It ends with more than 100 pages of notes, references and an index.The Soul of America, Table of Contents
Documentary On October 14, 2020, it was announced that a documentary based on the book would be premiered on October 27, 2020, on HBO and HBO Max.
See also The New York Times Non-Fiction Best Sellers of 2018
References
External links Jon Meacham Interview "The Soul of America". Part 1. HBO / Kunhardt Film Foundation (KFF) Documentary. YouTube. Jon Meacham Interview "The Soul of America". Part 2. HBO / Kunhardt Film Foundation (KFF) Documentary. YouTube. Presentation by Meacham on The Soul of America, May 9, 2018, C-SPAN Washington Journal interview with Meacham on The Soul of America, May 23, 2018, C-SPAN Presentation by Meacham on The Soul of America, September 1, 2018, C-SPAN Presentation by Meacham on The Soul of America, January 31, 2019, C-SPAN