You're contacting media contact of this press release

Title: New Book by James W. Barham Traces 250 Years of America’s Moral and Political Choices

United States, 14th Jul 2026 - A new book by author James W. Barham offers readers a sweeping look at how the United States arrived at its current moment of division. Titled How Did We Get Here? A 250-Year Record of America’s Moral and Political Choices, the book spans from 1776 to 2026 and is now available on Amazon.The manuscript argues that national division rarely begins with a single election or law. Instead, Barham proposes that it forms through accumulated choices made over generations. He describes a pattern in which moral conviction erodes slowly, language shifts, and authority expands to fill the space that personal restraint once occupied. The book calls this process a slow fade rather than a sudden break.Across seventeen chapters, Barham examines major turning points in American history. These include the founding era, the debates over slavery, the Civil War and Reconstruction, the Progressive movement, two world wars, the Great Depression, the civil rights era, and the cultural and political shifts of recent decades. Each chapter follows a consistent structure. It presents the historical narrative, asks how the nation reached that point, and then measures the era against a moral framework drawn from Scripture.Barham is clear that his work does not present America as perfect. He acknowledges that the nation’s history includes serious failures, injustices, and contradictions. His aim, he explains, is to help readers recognize patterns rather than to assign blame to one side or party.“I did not write this book in anger,” Barham writes in his Author’s Note. “I wrote it out of concern for a country that struggles to speak to itself honestly.” He adds that his goal is to help readers see what has been happening slowly and quietly, often with good intentions.The b...

This press release is issued by King Newswire