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Part adventure story, part literary detective story, and part exploration of faith in contemporary life, America’s Prophet is a timely, provocative exploration of the integral role of Moses (and the Bible’s Exodus narrative) at every stage of U.S. history. Bestselling author Bruce Feiler takes readers to the seminal touchstones in the American story: the Pilgrims landing on Plymouth Rock; the colonists revolting in Philadelphia; Harriet Tubman freeing slaves on the Underground Railroad; Abraham Lincoln addressing the country at Gettysburg; Martin Luther King Jr. being struck down in Memphis the day after he compared himself to Moses, saying, \