WALTON BEACH, Fla., March 2, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- What really lies beneath the surface of life in America? Accompany author Fred Howard as he unravels some significant information and developments of America's democracy - past and present - and as he discusses why he fears that America is going straight Headlong Into Quicksand. Listen as he shares the tale of today in America - the oldest large democracy ever, yet a decaying empire.
America's 220 years of Democracy (of its 400 years) is longer than the Greek 100 (of 1000), the Roman 150 (of 1000), or the British 180 (of 1600.) These European democracies are the only large ones ever. Two collapsed as demoralized empires. Two moderns with one heritage of basically Christian, Northwest European tradition, have been autocratically led further away into decadent empires than people realized. That disappearing heritage was America's constitutional basis and durable strength. America follows Greco-Roman decay steps toward collapsing empire die-offs after losing common moral understandings and family stability. Turning toward imperial quicksand began dictatorially in the 1801 court, built to Civil War, softened seemingly in the Wild West, peaked untraditionally in the "liberal" socialist double-meanings of the 1930s depression, and led under continuous near-emperors into the post-war anti-traditional, anti-Christian, anti-moral, anti-family decadence of today. Democratic repairs may exist, if traditional people come together.
Find out how to revive the connection between democracy and the traditionally moral ways of living, in the light of growing national similarity to past historical failures after moral decay, in author Fred Howard's Headlong Into Quicksand. Order a copy now through Xlibris.com.
About the Author
Forty years ago, Fred E. Howard, Jr. started looking beneath the surface of America after reading Formation of the Union, Documents from 1774-90. This persisted through a career ranging from youthful farm work, commercial fishing, reporting, technical teaching, Navy, defense research & engineering, to meeting Rietta in UNC graduate school, marrying, & together raising five children. (Including grands, ten families have taught grades to universities; most attend Protestant churches.) During that experience, Howard researched essentials of the four great democracies, the ancient Greek & Roman failures and the longer British & American endurances, for fundamentals to the U.S. founding---what understandings & government arrangements were essential---why they were later betrayed into today's decay---how America was destructively led away from the traditional, basically Christian, democratic colonial heritage which was the driving force behind its foundation and the true source of strength for its record 220 year duration---which repairs are critically needed.
Headlong Into Quicksand: The Tale of Today in America * by Fred
Howard
The Oldest Large Democracy Ever, Yet a Decaying Empire
Publication Date: March 15, 2001
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