What holds America together? In this classic work, Russell Kirk
identifies the beliefs and institutions that have nurtured the American
soul and commonwealth. Beginning with the Hebrew prophets, Kirk examines
in dramatic fashion the sources of American order. His analytical
narrative might be called a "tale of five cities" Jerusalem, Athens,
Rome, London, and Philadelphia.
For an understanding of the significance of America in the twenty-first
century, Russell Kirk's masterpiece on the history of American
civilization is unsurpassed.