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From coast to coast, an insider's guide to the stories and people shaping the USA today

From coast to coast, an insider's guide to the stories and people shaping the USA today.

Americana: 11/10/2010

11/10/2010

BBC World Service - Americana, 11/10/2010

Matt Frei talks to author Alice Walker and Harvard's Robert Putnam on faith in the US.

An insider guide to the people and the stories shaping America today. Matt Frei talks to author Alice Walker and Harvard's Robert Putnam on faith in the US.

Matt Frei talks to the Harvard University professor, Robert Putnam, about his newest book, American Grace. They consider faith and the impact of religious affiliation on the culture of the nation.

Americana follows the historian, Walter Borneman, on a vintage train ride to retrace one of America's most famous transcontinental rail routes. The railway played an essential role in America's westward expansion.

And the author and activist Alice Walker, perhaps most famous for her novel, The Color Purple, has published a new book of poetry, Hard Times Require Furious Dancing. She explains her style of faith and how to find and share hope when facing challenging situations.

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