{"product_id":"american-individualism-paperback","title":"American Individualism - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHerbert Hoover\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGeorge H. Nash\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn late 1921, then secretary of commerce Herbert Hoover decided to distill from his experiences a coherent understanding of the American experiment he cherished. The result was the 1922 book \u003ci\u003eAmerican Individualism\u003c\/i\u003e. In it, Hoover expounded and vigorously defended what has come to be called American exceptionalism: the set of beliefs and values that still makes America unique. He argued that America can make steady, sure progress if we preserve our individualism, preserve and stimulate the initiative of our people, insist on and maintain the safeguards to equality of opportunity, and honor service as a part of our national character. \u003ci\u003eAmerican Individualism\u003c\/i\u003e asserts that equal opportunity for individuals to develop their abilities is \"the sole source of progress\" and the fundamental impulse behind American civilization for three--now four--centuries. More than ninety years have passed since this book was first published; it is clear, in retrospect, that the volume was partly motivated by the political controversies of the time. But \u003ci\u003eAmerican Individualism \u003c\/i\u003eis not simply a product of a dim and receding past. To a considerable degree the ideological battles of Hoover's era are the battles of our own, and the interpretations we make of our past--particularly the years between 1921 and 1933--will mold our perspective on the crises of the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHerbert Hoover \u003c\/b\u003ewas the thirty-first president of the United States, from 1929 to 1933. An internationally acclaimed humanitarian, he was the author of more than thirty books and founder of the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace. \u003cb\u003eGeorge H. Nash\u003c\/b\u003e is a historian, lecturer, and author of several books on the life of Herbert Hoover. Nash is also the editor of two posthumously published memoirs by Herbert Hoover: \u003ci\u003eFreedom Betrayed \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Crusade Years\u003c\/i\u003e. Nash received the Richard M. Weaver Prize for Scholarly Letters in 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 6.9 x 4.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764241072416,"sku":"9780817920159","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a07ae40e6ec803b47c4552edcb2a6316.webp?v=1780246566","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/american-individualism-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}