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Jul 12, 1974 | ISBN 9780394710112 Buy
Nov 03, 2010 | ISBN 9780307756497 Buy
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Jul 12, 1974 | ISBN 9780394710112
Nov 03, 2010 | ISBN 9780307756497
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. A study of the last 100 years of American history.
Daniel J. Boorstin was the author of The Americans, a trilogy (The Colonial Experience, The National Experience, and The Democratic Experience) that won the Francis Parkman Prize, the Bancroft Prize, and the Pulitzer Prize. In 1989, he received the National Book Award for lifetime contribution… More about Daniel J. Boorstin
"Mr. Boorstin tells the story of the invention of a new democratic culture and the reorientation of the national character through countless little revolutions in economy, technology, and social rearrangements … Illuminated by reflections that are original, judicious and sagacious…" — Henry Steele Commager"A huge, fascinating omnibus of a book … an exhilarating adventure that carries us along the highways and byways of a national history like no other."— John K. Hutchens Book-of-the-Month-Club News"I have learned a great deal about the USA from Professor Boorstin’s new book. He knows this country of ours as few historians know it … I read his book with delight and gratitude."— Saul Bellow
Pulitzer Prize WINNER 1974
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