Loren Baritz’s “God’s Country and American Know-How” Essay

In Loren Baritzs Gods Country and American Know-How, it briefly describes the birth of our nation, characteristics, and theories through out Americas history. America would create gods country (435) is not still the title of the summary alone the basis of our founding fathers thoughts. In the begin only few words were spoken of the outside world, problems consisted within our borders that had to be dealt with. These included Indians, witches, and worst of all shrewd Yankees. The new world was puny (436) and could not be the protector of the free world. World War One was a large factor that increased American thinking of the invincible war machine(440) these thoughts continue up till World War Two, Americans now knew they we were superior, with the development of nuclear weapons technology has proven their superiority on the battlefield.JFK, Eisenhower, and George F. Kennan are just some of the examples Loren quotes from, but these great men show the change in American views and op inions. We went to war in Vietnam in the name of ideas, of principles, of abstractions.(438), this statement is only the beginning of Americas city on a hill (435) beliefs. Soon after the Vietnam War began the thinking changed from United States could not be beaten in war (440) to Vietnam should relieve oneself taught us that we could not continue to play the role of moral advisor and moral enforcer to the world (437). Loren shows the readers not only the birth of our nation, but how Americans sire gone from isolated to protector of free nations, and a World Power. By supporting his thoughts with quotes and grave description this story will not only disseminate your mind to your thinking but to the thoughts of the nation we live in today.Works CitedBaritz, Loren. Gods Country and American Know-HowReal Culture contexts for critical drill and writing.Ed. Diana George and John Trimbor. 5th Ed.New York Parison Longman, 2004. 434-41