I love an introduction that says, “this is what I learned from writing this book and this is how it has developed my perspective.” The following, from Bob Deans, does just that:
“Finally, the James became for me, not only the stage along which so much of our essential history has played out, but a living metaphor for who we are as a diverse and democratic rushing from the tributaries of varied cultures into a single stream held in its channel by the national story, shared inheritance, and common purpose that gather the American people as one.” Deans, Bob. The River Where America Began, xv.Search it!
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- Enneagram Institute
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- Chicago Architectural Club
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- Letters to a Young Poet
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- Book cover archive
