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

In Loren Baritzs Gods Country and American Know-How, it in brief describes the birth of our nation, characteristics, and theories through out Americas history. America would capture gods country (435) is not all the title of the epitome but the basis of our founding fathers thoughts. In the swallow 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 sawed-off (436) and could not be the protector of the free world. World state of war integrity was a large factor that increased American thinking of the unconquerable war machine(440) these thoughts continued 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 evidence the change in American views and opinions. We went to war in Vietnam in the pertain 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 unite States could not be beaten in war (440) to Vietnam should wee taught us that we could not continue to play the role of clean advisor and moral enforcer to the world (437). Loren shows the readers not only the birth of our nation, but how Americans have 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 open 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 refining contexts for critical reading and writing.Ed. Diana George and John Trimbor. 5th Ed.New York Parison Longman, 2004. 434-41