This book of 128 pp was published in 1975 by American Brands, Inc. (Jim Beam, Lucky Strike, Pall Mall, Sunshine Biscuits, etc.) in commemoration of the Bicentennial.
Contains Kristol: "The American Revolution as a Successful Revolution." Diamond: "The Revolution of Sober Expectations." Nutter: "Freedom in a Revolutionary Economy."
Kristol's essay is directed more at the social aspects of the Revolution, while the other two discuss economic effects. Nutter had been an Assistant Secretary of Defense during the first term of President Nixon and was a professor of economic history at the University of Virginia. Kristol was a noted academic and journalistic voice of neo-conservatism. Diamond was a political science professor at Northern Illinois University.
The three lectures were presented in Washington, Philadelphia, and Williamsburg in a series sponsored by the American Enterprise Institute. The numerous illustrations were taken from the 1797 Encyclopedia Brittanica. Includes separate presentation note card from Robert K. Heimann, CEO and President of American Brands.
Contains Kristol: "The American Revolution as a Successful Revolution." Diamond: "The Revolution of Sober Expectations." Nutter: "Freedom in a Revolutionary Economy."
Kristol's essay is directed more at the social aspects of the Revolution, while the other two discuss economic effects. Nutter had been an Assistant Secretary of Defense during the first term of President Nixon and was a professor of economic history at the University of Virginia. Kristol was a noted academic and journalistic voice of neo-conservatism. Diamond was a political science professor at Northern Illinois University.
The three lectures were presented in Washington, Philadelphia, and Williamsburg in a series sponsored by the American Enterprise Institute. The numerous illustrations were taken from the 1797 Encyclopedia Brittanica. Includes separate presentation note card from Robert K. Heimann, CEO and President of American Brands.
