There are times when
nations are no longer sure of what they are and what their
purpose is, and for
America 2004 was such a time. For 200 years
America was the hope and role model of the
democratic world, but now
America is failing in this role. The national mythsthe stories, heroes, self-images, and social valuesthat have guided America from the beginning are now misleading and failing us. Our heroic self-image tricked us into disasters in Vietnam and Iraq. Our frontier experience has left us refusing to face environmental limits. Our individualistic values have left us unwilling to care about one another as a people. Basic questions of national identity ran strong in the 2004 presidential campaign.
Mything in Action uses the campaign to explore Americas guiding myths in action in the most iconic places in the American imagination: Lexington and Concord on the 4th of July, Hollywood, Beverly Hills, the Grand Canyon, Las Vegas, a Mark Twain riverboat town, a Wild West town, and John Waynes hometown.
Mything in Action is a unique, literary exploration of American history, culture, and politics, offering a deeper analysis of Americas difficulties than the usual partisan polemics..
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