Back Roads And Better Angels - Francis S. Barry

Bringing Together Two Of Americarsquo;s Unifying Loves Road Trips And Abraham Lincoln Frank Barry Takes Readers On A Thought-provoking Journey Into The Heart Of Our Democracy And The Soul Of Our Country Barry Probes The American Soul, Finding Its Biases, But Also, Nurturednbsp;by Its Complicated Past, Our Better Angelsnbsp; With An Opportunity To Move Forward. Ken Burns A Year Into His Marriage And Having Never Driven An Rv, Frank And His Wife Laurel Set Out From York City In A Winnebago To Drive The Nationrsquo;s First Transcontinental Route, The Lincoln Highway, Which Zigzags Through Small Towns And Big Cities From Times Square To San Francisco. Using The Spirit Of Abraham Lincoln To Guide Them Across The Land, They Hope To See More Clearly What Holds The Country Together And How We Can Keep It Together, Even Amidst Political Divisions Have Grown Increasingly Rancorous, Bitter, And Exhausting.