New York: Norton, (1998) dj. Hardcover first edition - Since the beginning, freedom has been both a promise of America and a battleground - this book looks at how the idea of freedom has influenced American history from pre-Revolutionary days through the Civil War, the Cold War, the civil rights era, and the rebirth of conservatism. Illustrated with photographs. Extensive notes, index. xxii, 422 pp. ISBN: 0-393-046656.