First published 2021
Radio host and bestselling author Michael Medved examines ten remarkable episodes from American history to argue that divine providence continues to guide the nation's destiny. Medved traces seemingly miraculous coincidences and fortunate accidents that shaped America's trajectory, from Lincoln's secretary of state surviving an assassination attempt thanks to a neck brace from a carriage accident to Theodore Roosevelt's life being saved by a folded speech that stopped an assassin's bullet. The author explores how a massive wave of Russian Jewish immigration beginning in 1881 coincided with America's emergence as a world power, and how lost American pilots at the Battle of Midway miraculously regrouped to deliver a decisive blow against the Japanese fleet. Medved also reveals how Democratic leaders secretly maneuvered to replace FDR's unstable vice president with Harry Truman. These stories build on themes from Medved's previous bestseller The American Miracle, offering readers evidence that America retains its special blessing and providential protection even during periods of national doubt and division.
Genres: history, christian, political-science, non-fiction, biography-memoir, american-history
Vibes: thought-provoking
Tropes: historical-nonfiction
Setting: America, Midway, Russia
Period: 1881, 1940s, 19th-century, 20th-century
416 pages · Paperback · Forum Books