1,000 Things to Love about America

From jazz to the Gettysburg Address to baseball to the White Castle hamburger—here are the 1,000 greatest things about America!The Pilgrims called their new nation "a shining city upon a hill." Abraham Lincoln praised it as "the last, best hope of mankind." In times of boom or bust, this remarkable land we know as America has been a beacon of hope illuminating the world. Now the authors of 1,000 Years, 1,000 People: Ranking the Men and Women Who Shaped the Millennium have teamed up once again to pay unabashed tribute to the greatness of our country—in a fascinating, fun, and informative celebration of the concepts, inventions, institutions, icons, history, social trends, geographical wonders, and consumer products that have made the U.S.A. such an awesomely amazing place!The ConstitutionMount Rushmore Backyard DecksMonopoly Internet ShoppingDuct TapeYogi Berra The Super BowlUltimate FrisbeeThe Fifth AmendmentThe PTAThe Indy 500Freedom of the Press Hollywood Sesame StreetChapStickPokerThe Wizard of OzFast FoodThe Cleveland OrchestraThe Barn OwlGlacier National ParkJack Daniel's Old No. 7Patchwork QuiltsSoap OperasJoy of CookingWest PointA Streetcar Named Desire The Florida Keys The Red Cross WikipediaDeodorantThe Hubble Space TelescopeGrizzly BearsThe Beach Boys The White HouseRecyclingMeat Loaf...and many, many more Things to Love About America!