The American Experiment: Dialogues on a Dream

The capstone book in a trilogy from the New York Times bestselling author of How to Lead and The American Story and host of Bloomberg TV's The David Rubenstein Show--American icons and historians on the ever-evolving American experiment, featuring Ken Burns, Madeleine Albright, Wynton Marsalis, Billie Jean King, Henry Louis Gates Jr., and many more. In this lively collection of conversations--the third in a series from David Rubenstein--some of our nations' greatest minds explore the inspiring story of America as a grand experiment in democracy, culture, innovation, and ideas.  - Jill Lepore on the promise of America- Madeleine Albright on the American immigrant- Ken Burns on war- Henry Louis Gates Jr. on reconstruction- Elaine Weiss on suffrage- John Meacham on civil rights- Walter Isaacson on innovation- David McCullough on the Wright Brothers- John Barry on pandemics and public health- Wynton Marsalis on music- Billie Jean King on sports- Rita Moreno on film   Exploring the diverse