Chicken Soup for the Soul: My Kind (of) America

101 Stories about the True Spirit of Our Country

Amy Newmark

Published by Chicken Soup for the Soul, LLC www.chickensoup.com

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Names: Newmark, Amy, compiler.

Title: Chicken soup for the soul : my kind (of) America : 101 stories about the true spirit of our country / [compiled by] Amy Newmark.

Other Titles: My kind (of) America : 101 stories about the true spirit of our country | My kind America

Description: [Cos Cob, Connecticut] : Chicken Soup for the Soul, LLC, [2017]

Identifiers: LCCN 2017946572 | ISBN 978-1-61159-973-2 (print) | ISBN 978-1-61159-273-3 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: United States--Literary collections. | United States-- Anecdotes. | Americans--Attitudes--Literary collections. | Americans-- Attitudes--Anecdotes. | Kindness--United States--Literary collections. | Kindness--United States--Anecdotes. | LCGFT: Anecdotes.

Classification: LCC E169.1 .C453 2017 (print) | LCC E169.1 (ebook) | DDC 973/.02--dc23