"ðə bˈʊk dᵻskɹˈaɪbz ðə pˈɑːlɪsiz ænd pəlˈɪɾɪkəl pɹˈɑːsɛsᵻz baɪ wˌɪtʃ ɐmˈɛɹɪkə ˌoʊvɚkˈeɪm ðɪ ˌiːkənˈɑːmɪk, mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ænd ˈʌðɚ dɪzˈæstɚz ʌvðə sˈɛntʃɚɹiz fˈɜːst dˈɛkeɪd ænd bɪɡˈæn tə tˈɜːn ˌɪntʊ ɐ mˈoːɹ dˌɛməkɹˈæɾɪk, ᵻɡˌælɪtˈɛɹiən, pˈiːsfəl ænd hjˈuːmən səsˈaɪəɾi.
"The book describes the policies and political processes by which America overcame the economic, military and other disasters of the century's first decade and began to turn into a more democratic, egalitarian, peaceful and human society.