What Makes America Great?

· Chapter 1 provides objective proof of America's greatness, using a lot of statistics.

· Chapters 2 and 3 cover the early history of America and explain why we revolted.

· Chapter 4 explains our victory over England in the American Revolution, a tremendous upset. Few Americans know how the colonists achieved this astounding feat.

· Some modern "debunkers" like to say that our founding fathers acted out of selfishness rather than principle. Chapter 5 shows the idealism of our founders and details the sacrifices made by the signers of the Declaration of Independence.

· Our founding fathers were faced with the exciting but daunting task of creating an entirely new kind of country. Well-educated men, they based the United States on principles developed by the world's greatest philosophers. Chapter 6 starts with Moses and goes through Locke and Voltaire. Each philosopher's ideas are related to American ideals.

· The Declaration and the Constitution are the two greatest publications mankind has ever known. But they weren't created out of thin air. Chapter 7 discusses the precedents our forefathers studied before drafting these two great documents.

· In Chapter 8, each American war is discussed in the light of whether it was just or unjust.

· Chapter 9 covers the role of immigrants in shaping America. It shows the challenges, obstacles and contribution of each immigrant group.

· No country is perfect, not even America. Chapter 10 discussesthe five areas in which America has done wrong: Indians, slaves, women, prejudice, and education.

· Chapter 11 is a glimpse into the future of America.