Effectively highlights the left-right division that is splitting much of the world." - Kirkus Reviews "This detailed history will provide any reader interested in U.S.-Israel relations an accessible overview of a complex social and political relationship." - Publishers Weekly "The author effectively explores the complicated relationship between Israel and American culture heroes in a time when sympathy is generally offered to the perceived underdog. This exceptionally engaging and well-researched book is highly recommended." - CHOICE "An exploration of the role that art and artists have played in mediating and manifesting the 'special relationship' between the United States and Israel. Engaging and illuminating.

For those seeking to enjoy a collection of intriguing episodes about that relationship, curated and explained by an accomplished scholar who has himself been tangled in it." - Reading Religion "In this brisk, informative, and entertaining study, Goldman offers a coherent narrative for one of the less studied connections between U.S. and Israeli culture." - Diplomatic History "Goldman's true fascination in this realm is with the Christian religious attraction to the Land of Israel--not only in its biblical guise, naturally, but also in a modern Zionist context. Sometimes the author links this to right-wing American politics, but it is more often a function, in his telling, of evangelist zeal, like the nineteenth-century missionaries and the visits of Johnny and June Carter Cash (which open the book) and Jerry Falwell." - Israel Studies Review.