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SUMMARY:Virtual Author Talk: David O. Stewart
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DESCRIPTION:In an online author talk\, historian David O. Stewart discusse
 s his book "The Democracy We Must Keep." Register to receive the link to j
 oin and submit questions..\nhttps://neworleans.libnet.info/event/16938111
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Award-winning historian David O. Stewart d
 iscusses his newest work\,&nbsp\;<em>The Democracy We Must Keep</em>\, and
  the question he explores throughout the book: What did America's founders
  say about democracy\, and can we remain true to their vision for America?
 </p>\n<p>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>In&nbsp\;<em>The Dem
 ocracy We Must Keep</em>\, historian David O. Stewart takes readers inside
  the nine key documents that shaped the formation of the United States&mda
 sh\;from Patrick Henry's thunderous cry for liberty to the carefully craft
 ed design of a government chosen by the people\, with limits on all offici
 als holding power under the Constitution.</p>\n<p>Through the words of sev
 en visionary founders&mdash\;Washington\, Jefferson\, Madison\, Hamilton\,
  Gouverneur Morris\, and others&mdash\;Stewart shows how a fragile experim
 ent in self-government took shape.</p>\n<p>These men were not saints. They
  argued passionately. They worried that the new nation might fall apart. Y
 et together\, they forged the principles that must still define American d
 emocracy:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Power must be limited.</li>\n<li>Leaders must ans
 wer to the people.</li>\n<li>Individual rights must be protected by law.</
 li>\n</ul>\n<p>As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary\,&nbs
 p\;<em>The Democracy We Must Keep</em>&nbsp\;urges readers to rediscover c
 ore ideas that built the nation&mdash\;and to consider what it will take t
 o protect them.</p>\n<p>Register today to gain a deeper understanding of h
 ow American democracy started\, why it still matters\, and the active role
  each generation must play to uphold it.</p>\n<p>David O. Stewart has publ
 ished eleven award-winning and best-selling books of history and historica
 l novels. In 2023\, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Wash
 ington Independent Review of Books. His most recent fictional series\, the
  Overstreet Saga\, is inspired by family stories his mother told. He lives
  in Maryland with the light of his life\, Nancy Floreen. They have three c
 hildren and six grandchildren.</p>\nhttps://neworleans.libnet.info/event/1
 6938111
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