On the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, the Right and Left war over the past. Progressive students pull down statues of Abraham Lincoln, while the Right rally around Confederacy symbols. In one version of the story, the first 'Americans' are brave pioneers, in another they are settler colonialists. For some, the Founding Fathers are national heroes, for others they're enslavers and hypocrites at best. What, if anything, does the United States have to be proud of? Award-winning historian Beverly Gage takes us on an all-American road trip, stretching from New York to California, through the Rust Belt and the Deep South, in search of America's national story. From the Battle of Alamo to the West Virginia Mine Wars, Gage dives into America's messy contradictions and discovers a country we still can love.