America’s favorite storyteller brings you101 stories that truly illustrate the spirit of this great nation as we celebrate its 250th birthday. Proud, industrious, creative, generous and kind—that’s the true spirit of America. This new collection of stories, selected from Chicken Soup for the Soul’s library, celebrates America’s 250th birthday—with no politics—as it focuses on what has always united us. You’ll read stories about: The red, white and blue— our flag and what it means to usAmerica’s heroes—service members, military families, and veteransOur generosity and compassion—we are a nation of helping handsTraditions of American life— Thanksgiving, apple pie, baseball, fireworks, paradesOur vast and beautiful land—from beaches to mountains, from tropics to deserts9/11 twenty-five years later—the families, the rescuers, and how we all came togetherOur proud new citizens and their contributionsAmerican ingenuity and our can-do attitude