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SUMMARY:Virtual Author Talk
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DESCRIPTION:Join us as we chat with award-winning historian David O. Stewa
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p style="text-align: justify\;">Join us as w
 e chat with award-winning historian David O. Stewart about his newest work
 \, <em>The Democracy We Must Keep</em>\, and the question he explores thro
 ughout the book: What did America's founders say about democracy\, and can
  we remain true to their vision for America?</p>\n<p style="text-align: ju
 stify\;">Two hundred fifty years ago\, passionate men attempted to create 
 something the world had never seen before: a nation built not on kings or 
 armies\, but on ideas where the people ruled.</p>\n<p style="text-align: j
 ustify\;">In <em>The Democracy We Must Keep</em>\, historian David O. Stew
 art takes readers inside the nine key documents that shaped the formation 
 of the United States&mdash\;from Patrick Henry's thunderous cry for libert
 y to the carefully crafted design of a government chosen by the people\, w
 ith limits on all officials holding power under the Constitution.</p>\n<p 
 style="text-align: justify\;">Through the words of seven visionary founder
 s&mdash\;Washington\, Jefferson\, Madison\, Hamilton\, Gouverneur Morris\,
  and others&mdash\;Stewart shows how a fragile experiment in self-governme
 nt took shape.</p>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;">These men were not sa
 ints. They argued passionately. They worried that the new nation might fal
 l apart. Yet together\, they forged the principles that must still define 
 American democracy:</p>\n<ul>\n<li style="text-align: justify\;">Power mus
 t be limited.</li>\n<li style="text-align: justify\;">Leaders must answer 
 to the people.</li>\n<li style="text-align: justify\;">Individual rights m
 ust be protected by law.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>As the United States celebrates i
 ts 250th anniversary\, <em>The Democracy We Must Keep</em> urges readers t
 o rediscover core ideas that built the nation&mdash\;and to consider what 
 it will take to protect them.</p>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;">Regist
 er today to gain a deeper understanding of how American democracy started\
 , why it still matters\, and the active role each generation must play to 
 uphold it.</p>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;"></p>\n<p style="text-alig
 n: justify\;"><strong>About the Author:</strong></p>\n<p style="text-align
 : justify\;">David O. Stewart has published eleven award-winning and best-
 selling books of history and historical novels. In 2023\, he received the 
 Lifetime Achievement Award of the Washington Independent Review of Books. 
 His most recent fictional series\, the <em>Overstreet Saga</em>\, is inspi
 red by family stories his mother told. He lives in Maryland with the light
  of his life\, Nancy Floreen\; they have three children and six grandchild
 ren.</p>\n<hr />\n<p><em>Brought to you in partnership with the Library Sp
 eakers Consortium. <a href="https://libraryc.org/westlakelibrary" target="
 _blank" rel="noopener">Visit our site</a> to see all events\, register and
  explore recordings of past events.<br /></em></p>\nhttps://westlakelibrar
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