New York, NY , Jan. 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Why does history matter in the first place? What difference does it really make? According to author Scott S. Powell, rediscovering America is one of the most fundamental issues confronting our nation today. History is the telling of stories of those who came before us. For us to know who we are we must know where we came from. Philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre put it this way, “I can only answer the question ‘What am I to do?’ if I can answer the prior question ‘Of what story or stories do I find myself a part?’”
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Today, there are many who have sought to use our history to divide rather than unite us. Recently, Scott S. Powell has penned a compelling book entitled, Rediscovering America, on how to save America from external and internal forces seeking to divide us. When asked why he authored this book, he exclaimed, “I simply love this country! And am deeply concerned about the world my in which my daughter will grow up.”
Furthermore, Scott S. Powell is a husband, father, university instructor, patriot and one of the country’s chief champions on what makes America exceptional. For more than 30 years Scott has devoted his life to helping people grasp the importance of why the U.S. Constitution is fundamental to maintaining our God-given freedoms. Powell’s work has been published in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Barron’s Financial, New York Post, San Francisco Chronicle, and the Chicago Tribune and some 40 other publications.
According to Rediscovering America, although the answer to the question of what it means to be an American is different for each person, almost no one would refer to the United States as “just another nation.” The concept of “America” has always carried big and positive attributes. Even repressive and precarious regimes indirectly pay tribute to America’s unique stature in the…