The Soul of America

The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels is a 2018 book by Jon Meacham, published by Random House. It entered The New York Times' list of best selling non-fiction books at number one.

Content
The book is a history of America from colonial days to those of Donald Trump. In seven chapters plus an introduction and conclusionIt, it traces the ups and downs of public issues including race, civil rights, immigration, women's suffrage and rights and internal and external threats to the democratic process, including the Ku Klux Klan and Communism. It ends with more than 100 pages of notes, references and an index.

Documentary
On October 14, 2020, it was announced that a documentary based on the book would be premiered on October 27, 2020, on HBO and HBO Max.