Episode 230 || Seasonal Reads: America

Published: July 4, 2019, 10 a.m.

b"As the heat settles and the mosquitos start biting and we all converge in the back of a pickup truck in an antique store parking lot to watch the fireworks, we hope you'll take the time to join us for a conversation on books about what our nation is, has been, and could be. Happy Independence Day. https://www.raicestexas.org/donate/ You can find all of the following books for sale (or preorder) in The Bookshelf's\\xa0online store. +\\xa0Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville +\\xa0Signing Their Lives Away and\\xa0Signing Their Rights Away by Denise Kiernan and Joseph D'Agnese +\\xa0I Think You're Wrong, But I'm Listening by Sarah Stewart Holland and Beth A. Shivers +\\xa0A Sin By Any Other Name by Robert W. Lee +\\xa0We Were 8 Years in Powerby Ta-Nehisi Coates +\\xa0The Soul of America by Jon Meacham +\\xa0Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie +\\xa0Rise and Fall by Mitchell Zuckoff +\\xa0Impeachment: An American History\\xa0by Jeffrey A. Engel, Jon Meacham, Timothy Naftali, and Peter Baker +\\xa0Parkland by Dave Cullen +\\xa0Dissent and the Supreme Court by Melvin Urofsky +\\xa0Songs of America by Jon Meacham and Tim McGraw Thanks, as always, to Forlorn Strangers for the use of our theme music. Learn and listen more\\xa0here. Listen to a full back catalogue of our show\\xa0here, and, if you're interested in some exclusive content like Chris and Annie's\\xa0Unpopular Opinions, consider supporting us on Patreon\\xa0here."