The Mighty Continent

“Condenses a grand historical narrative into a conversational and erudite survey. . . . As with many of the hard truths in Mr. McDougall’s survey, Europe’s past carries implications for America’s future.”—Wall Street Journal

“The Mighty Continent is a welcome and worthy contribution in the important work of restoring Western Civilization. . . . One final note about the book that can’t be overlooked: its physical design. Creed & Culture is presenting itself as a serious publisher publishing important books, and it rightly recognizes that a book’s design is vital toward achieving that goal. The Mighty Continent comes in cloth-bound hardcover, and just holding it makes you take it seriously. In an age of ebooks and cheaply printed paperbacks, it’s nice to see a publisher realize that our physical interaction with a book matters. . . . I highly commend Creed & Culture for swimming against the publishing trend in this regard.”—Crisis Magazine

“Written with clarity, verve, and wit, The Mighty Continent is the triumphant capstone of a learned scholar's brilliant career. In a sweeping and compulsively readable narrative, Walter McDougall invests the story of Europe's past with freshness, originality, and profound insights. History doesn't get any better than this.”—Andrew Bacevich, Professor Emeritus of History and International Relations, Boston University

“An important and fascinating book about European intellectual, political, and economic history—and also a commentary on the state of the West today—The Mighty Continent is a Gibbonesque tale about why and how countries and civilizations rise, reform, change, evolve, and fall. Full of stories and surprises, this is truly a book to be savored, to be read and re-read, chapter by stand-alone chapter.”—David Eisenhower, author, Going Home to Glory: A Memoir of Life with Dwight Eisenhower, 1961–1969

“If I had my druthers, this erudite book, written with a keen eye for the telling detail, would be required reading for every official of the European Union (not to mention every British parliamentarian and senior civil servant). They might come to understand that many of Europe's current troubles derive from an ignorance of, or disdain for, those three historical pillars of Western civilization: Greek philosophy, biblical religion, and Roman law—a heritage of which Americans badly need reminding, too.”—George Weigel, Distinguished Senior Fellow, Ethics and Public Policy Center 

“Walter McDougall renders here a throwback to the grand narrative history of old, full of meaning and human insight and devoid of the postmodern cant and woke sensibilities that now dominate academic scholarship. This book chronicles Europe’s remarkable rise in broad sweeps of descriptive prose enlivened throughout by myriad telling details. For lovers of history, The Mighty Continent will be as enticing as it is enlightening.”—Robert Merry, author, Decade of Disunion: How Massachusetts and South Carolina Led the Way to Civil War