An essay on the American contribution and the democratic idea was written by a famous American novelist Winston Churchill (1871-1947). In 1894 he graduated from the United States Naval Academy to become a navy officer and serve for the sake of his country. However, he has a wonderful hobby of writing so soon he resigns from his navy career desiring to devote all his time ti write stories. His first novel The Celebrity was published originally in 1898. Soon it became popular among readers and was republished several times. The next year Churchill's next novel called Richard Carvel appeared. It was a true success as two million copies were sold in his country with the population of seventy- six million. His next works The Crisis (1901) and The Crossing (1904) turned out to be similarly successful. An essay on the American contribution and the democratic idea is non-fictional book of his in which Winston Churchill shows his impressions after being present on the battlefields of World War I. This story would be interested for those who are fond of history and like non-fictional and serious books written with a great talent.