Table of contents : The colonial origins of American liberty -- America's conservative revolution -- The Constitution -- American government and the "principles of '98" -- The North-South division -- The War Against the States -- Reconstruction -- How big business made Americans better off -- World War I -- The misunderstood Twenties -- The Great Depression and the New Deal -- Yes, Communist sympathizers really existed -- The approach of World War II -- World War II : consequences and aftermath -- Civil rights -- JFK and LBJ -- The decade of greed? -- Clinton -- Appendix : what really makes wages rise?