America's Prophet: How the Story of Moses Shaped America

by Bruce Feiler

Overview

Bruce Feiler’s New York Times bestsellers Abraham, Walking the Bible, and Where God Was Born brilliantly explored the roots of faith. With America’s Prophet, Feiler looks at Moses and the essential role the prophet has played in our nation’s history and development. Bruce Feiler’s most fascinating and thought-provoking book to date, America’s Prophet delves deeply into how the Exodus story and America’s true “Spiritual Founding Father” have inspired many of the most important figures and defining events in this country’s history—from the Mayflower Pilgrims to the Civil Rights movement—and how Moses can provide meaning in times of national crisis, even today.

 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780061726279
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	09/21/2010
Series:	P.S. Series
Pages:	352
Sales rank:	639,341
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 7.90(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Bruce Feiler is the author of six consecutive New York Times bestsellers, including Abraham, Where God Was Born, America's Prophet, The Council of Dads, and The Secrets of Happy Families. He is a columnist for the New York Times, a popular lecturer, and a frequent commentator on radio and television. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and twin daughters.

Hometown:

New York, New York

Date of Birth:

October 25, 1964

Place of Birth:

Savannah, Georgia

Education:

B.A., Yale University, 1987; M.Phil. in international relations, Cambridge University, 1991

Table of Contents

I Moses! Moses! 1

II An Errand into the Wilderness 7

III Proclaim Liberty Throughout the Land 35

IV A Moses for America 73

V Let My People Go 106

VI The War Between the Moseses 140

VII Mother of Exiles 176

VIII The Ten Commandments 208

IX I've Seen the Promised Land 241

X A Narrative of Hope 275

Giving Thanks 311

The Books of Moses 315

Select Bibliography 325

Index 337

What People are Saying About This

Simon Winchester

“This is one of the most original, intelligent and endlessly fascinating books I have read in years: it should become a set book for anyone wanting to know what truly makes America tick.”

Douglas Brinkley

“What a smart, original, and deeply intriguing reflection on the role Moses playedyes, Mosesin U.S. history. America’s Prophet is Bruce Feiler at his innovative best: compelling, sweeping and engaging. Highly recommended!”

Tony Horwitz

“With a journalist eye and an adventurers spirit, Bruce Feiler brings his prodigious gifts of biblical analysis to a reconsideration of Moses as the essential prophet of the American Experience. This is an accessible and engaging book of indispensible insight.”

Editorial Reviews

This is one of the most original, intelligent and endlessly fascinating books I have read in years: it should become a set book for anyone wanting to know what truly makes America tick.” — Simon Winchester

“With a journalist eye and an adventurers spirit, Bruce Feiler brings his prodigious gifts of biblical analysis to a reconsideration of Moses as the essential prophet of the American Experience. This is an accessible and engaging book of indispensible insight.” — Tony Horwitz

“What a smart, original, and deeply intriguing reflection on the role Moses played – yes, Moses – in U.S. history. America’s Prophet is Bruce Feiler at his innovative best: compelling, sweeping and engaging. Highly recommended!” — Douglas Brinkley

“Fascinating and thought provoking.” — Booklist (starred review)

“Astunning collective portrait of an ingrown community with its own history, hierarchy, and traditions.” — The New Yorker on Under the Big Top

“Penetrating and insightful. . . . Bruce Feiler’s Dreaming Out Loud details the ins and outs of Nashville.” — New York Times on Dreaming Out Loud

From the Publisher

Astunning collective portrait of an ingrown community with its own history, hierarchy, and traditions.

The New Yorker on Under the Big Top

What a smart, original, and deeply intriguing reflection on the role Moses played – yes, Moses – in U.S. history. America’s Prophet is Bruce Feiler at his innovative best: compelling, sweeping and engaging. Highly recommended!

Douglas Brinkley

Fascinating and thought provoking.

Booklist (starred review)

Penetrating and insightful. . . . Bruce Feiler’s Dreaming Out Loud details the ins and outs of Nashville.

New York Times on Dreaming Out Loud

With a journalist eye and an adventurers spirit, Bruce Feiler brings his prodigious gifts of biblical analysis to a reconsideration of Moses as the essential prophet of the American Experience. This is an accessible and engaging book of indispensible insight.

Tony Horwitz

This is one of the most original, intelligent and endlessly fascinating books I have read in years: it should become a set book for anyone wanting to know what truly makes America tick.

Simon Winchester

"Fascinating and thought provoking."

Booklist

Penetrating and insightful. . . . Bruce Feiler’s Dreaming Out Loud details the ins and outs of Nashville.

New York Times

Astunning collective portrait of an ingrown community with its own history, hierarchy, and traditions.

The New Yorker