Publications & Videos – The Center for American Studies at Concord

FRIENDS, the Center’s Imprint & Publishing Collaborative are pioneering new All-American directions in the literary field. As noted below, our offerings begin with the short film, The Murder of the Innocents / Our Innocence, and, borrowing from the language of the beloved fairy tales, the “testaments” seek to lift (as opposed to break) the spell — as glimpsed in the concluding offering: “A Prayer for Our Land”. Following 9/11, the prayer touched many hearts near and far.

This is an extraordinary document for our times and for our country. It is long, but profound and wonderful and has the distinct quality of a document that could change a paradigm.

~ Bill Perry, businessman & former speechwriter for President and Mrs. Carter, New Hampshire

I returned from a student conference and, to be honest, I was depressed, depressed about the world we’ve created for our youth, the generations to come. When I arrived home, I picked up the prayer, and it gave me heart. It inspired me to write in my diary: I will continue with more fervor in my civic duties and service.

~ Jack Fobes, former Deputy Director General, UNESCO in his 86th year, North Carolina.

Reading “A Prayer for Our Land,” I was reminded of the famous photo taken in China’s Tiananmen Square during the protests of 1989, picturing a single dissenting man, armed with nothing but audacity and courage, standing down a row of tanks. The idea that an individual dare take on an establishment might be naive, but it is the building block of freedom. Shouldn’t we all come to the table of democracy expecting to be heard, as Weeks does?

~ Kathie Ragsdale, Editor, Gate House Media, Boston

The Prayer felt like the sun rising in the morning and brought me great joy.

~ Elsbeth Sunstein-Duwan, Music Teacher, Switzerland

A heartfelt welcome (via info@concord-ium.us) to bring your best thoughts, aspiring hearts, good will and your vital fortunes/support to these labors.

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