Description: America's favorite storyteller brings you101 stories that truly illustrate the spirit of this great nation as we celebrate its 250th birthday.
Proud, industrious, creative, generous and kind--that's the true spirit of America. This new collection of stories, selected from Chicken Soup for the Soul's library, celebrates America's 250th birthday--with no politics--as it focuses on what has always united us. You'll read stories about:- The red, white and blue-- our flag and what it means to us
- America's heroes--service members, military families, and veterans
- Our generosity and compassion--we are a nation of helping hands
- Traditions of American life-- Thanksgiving, apple pie, baseball, fireworks, parades
- Our vast and beautiful land--from beaches to mountains, from tropics to deserts
- 9/11 twenty-five years later--the families, the rescuers, and how we all came together
- Our proud new citizens and their contributions
- American ingenuity and our can-do attitude
Brief description: Amy Newmark is Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Chicken Soup for the Soul.