Just Another July 4th
American Frustrations
<p>In the midst of tumult over Snowden and the NSA, DOMA, and congressional dithering, let’s all take a deep breath and remember the 19th century when things were every bit as complicated and exasperating. Brenda Wineapple, author of the forthcoming <i><a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Ecstatic-Nation-Confidence-Compromise-1848-1877/dp/0061234575/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1372854819&sr=8-1&keywords=brenda+wineapple">Ecstatic Nation</a>,</i> celebrates America’s never-ending debate—and progress.</p>
Brenda Wineapple