American Struggle: Democracy, Dissent, and the Pursuit of a More Perfect Union: An Anthology Manville After graduating last in the

After graduating last in the West Point class of 1861

and fighting to build bridges between cultures torn apart by hate

providing meaningful aid to those affected by the catastrophic floods of July 4

She then served as chief nurse and kitchen supervisor at Point of Rocks Hospital near Gen

In middle Tennessee

American Struggle: Democracy, Dissent, and the Pursuit of a More Perfect Union: An Anthology Manville After graduating last in theby Jon Meacham INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The author of The Soul of America unites centuries of essential American voices to understand our national debates and divisions from 1619 to the present, with his signature commentary on the consequential speeches, letters, and essays that led us to this moment. Jon Meacham has done it again. If there is a soul in American history, it emergesindeed, explodesfrom these pages.David W. Blight, Pulitzer