Notes on the State of America: A Compilation of Less Commonly Discussed Facts and Historical Events

by Craighton E. Gee

This book gives insight into America's true history and critical facts relevant to today's global problems and challenges. In an easily readable format, this book is a primer containing critically important historical events and facts that are not widely known or commonly discussed. The reader will be challenged on many common notions regarding America and its place in the world community. The information in this book is an excellent supplement to other texts regarding the country's history. This book arms the reader with powerful historical information with which to make well-informed conclusions on important matters of the day; provides facts relating to America's standing with regards to weapons, weapons-of-mass-destruction, and national security; adds a much-needed perspective on terrorism and international aggression; clarifies connections between American democracy, capitalism, and the world economy; places the United States in a realistic global context; references additional sources of related information, and suggests ideas for a healthy, prosperous, and sustainable America.

276 pages, Paperback

First published December 31, 2003

Reviews

[Will Byrnes · Rating 3 out of 5]

If one is looking for a rah-rah pro-USA book this is not the place to look. It provides a substantial compilation of the sins of America. I found only a few items that seemed dubious. Almost all were familiar. It covers mucho territory and would be a good book for someone lacking an overall sense of all the evils in which America has been an actor. In looking at the resources used, he relies heavily on Noam Chomsky and the San Francisco Chronicle. Although I did not find excessive fault with his statements, it might have been stronger with a broader base of resources. The value here is in casting aside PollyAnna-ish notions of the USA as a benign force throughout history. The book was published in the early aughts, so will not be up to date with the sundry errors and crimes that have occurred in the intervening years, but does offer an interesting look backward through American history. Our country has done some pretty awful things. As of December 2017, with a Grinch-like Republican Congress and a narcissistic president with no sense of morals, and possibly not entirely in control of himself, the USA is on another bender of evil-doing. An update of this book would be merited. The good things our country has done will be found elsewhere.

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