{"product_id":"one-nation-under-gods-a-new-american-history-9780316100014","title":"One Nation, Under Gods: A New American History","description":"\u003cb\u003eA groundbreaking new look at the story of America.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At the heart of the nation's spiritual history are audacious and often violent scenes. But the Puritans and the shining city on the hill give us just one way to understand the United States. Rather than recite American history from a Christian vantage point, Peter Manseau proves that what really happened is worth a close, fresh look. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Thomas Jefferson himself collected books on all religions and required that the brand new Library of Congress take his books, since Americans needed to consider the twenty gods or no god he famously noted were revered by his neighbors. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Looking at the Americans who believed in these gods, Manseau fills in America's story of itself, from the persecuted witches at Salem and who they really were, to the persecuted Buddhists in WWII California, from spirituality and cults in the '60s to the recent presidential election where both candidates were for the first time non-traditional Christians. \u003ci\u003eOne Nation, Under Gods\u003c\/i\u003e shows how much more there is to the history we tell ourselves, right back to the country's earliest days. Dazzling in its scope and sweep, it is an American history unlike any you've read.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Manseau\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Back Bay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/23\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.40w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316100014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Manseau\u003c\/b\u003e holds a doctorate in religion from Georgetown University and currently serves as the first-ever Curator of American Religious History at the Smithsonian. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eRag and Bone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSongs for the Butcher's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eVows\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Annapolis, Maryland.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Back Bay Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40565807841395,"sku":"9.78032E+12","price":26.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_b4ab6881-2e50-4eba-b765-14453f0d01fd.jpg?v=1668004545","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/one-nation-under-gods-a-new-american-history-9780316100014","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}