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CityViewNC.com | 45 worldwide, and helping us understand it all. During many national crises, Rather has emerged as a voice of reason and integrity, reflecting on—and writing passionately about—what it means to be an American. In this collection of original essays, he reminds us of the principles upon which the United States was founded, the freedoms that define us and the values that have transformed us. 6. "FOUNDING BROTHERS: THE REVOLUTIONARY GENER ATION" BY JOSEPH J. ELLIS e end of the American Revolution was the beginning of the struggle for the fragile new nation. e Founding Fathers worked together as Founding Brothers to combine the ideals of the Declaration of Independence with the reality of craing a constitution, the rules for a nation of diverse peoples to live by. 7. "SHAKESPEARE IN A DIVIDED AMERICA: WHAT HIS PLAYS TELL US ABOUT OUR PAST AND FUTURE" BY JAMES SHAPIRO e plays of William Shakespeare are rare common ground in the United States. For well over two centuries, Americans of all stripes — presidents and activists, soldiers and writers, conservatives and liberals alike — have turned to Shakespeare's works to explore the nation's fault lines. In a narrative arching from Revolutionary times to the present day, leading scholar James Shapiro traces the unparalleled role of Shakespeare's four-hundred-year-old tragedies and comedies in illuminating the many concerns on which American identity has turned. From Abraham Lincoln's and his assassin, John Wilkes Booth's, competing Shakespeare obsessions to the 2017 controversy over the staging of "Julius Caesar" in Central Park, in which a Trump-like leader is assassinated, "Shakespeare in a Divided America" reveals how no writer has been more embraced, more weaponized, or has shed more light on the hot-button issues in our history. e lessons of history that we learned in school were not always complete. Historians are always researching and unearthing new facts and providing insight and context to help us put it all in perspective. Diane Parfitt can be contacted at citycentergallerybooks@gmail.com. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company State Farm Indemnity Company State Farm Fire and Casualty Company State Farm General Insurance Company Bloomington, IL State Farm County Mutual Insurance Company of Texas State Farm Lloyds Richardson, TX State Farm Florida Insurance Company Winter Haven, FL 2001872 Get surprisingly great Auto & Renters rates. Here's the deal, our Auto and Renters rates are already great. But when you combine with State Farm ® , you can save even more. Call me to discover your surprisingly great rates on Auto and Renters today. Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there. ® Individual premiums will vary by customer. All applicants subject to State Farm underwriting requirements. Lynn Kelly, Agent 5606 Rockfish Road Hope Mills, NC 28348 Bus: 910-423-6303 lynn.kelly.gdzi@statefarm.com Cit y V i e w P r e s e nt s Summer inthecity at The skyline Fayetteville's Premier Disco nightclub "Where you gotta go up to get down" Join us for The throwback Dance party of the year! P r o ce e d s b e n e f i t i n g U n i t e d Way o f C u m b e r l a n d Co u n t y P r e s e n t i n G s p o n s o r August 21st 8 p.m. til' . . . 11th floor of the systel building 225 Green street Tickets available at www.cityviewnc.com Entertainment by Mark Pezzella of Five star Entertainment scan the QR code with your smartphone to buy tickets

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