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The Idea of America Reflections on the Birth of the United States

Paperback • 2012 • English

The Idea of America Reflections on the Birth of the United States

By Gordon S. Wood

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The preeminent historian of the Founding Era reflects on the birth of American nationhood and explains why the American Revolution remains so essential. For Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Gordon S. Wood, the American Revolution is the most important event in our history, bar none. Since American identity is so fluid, we have had to continually return to our nation’s founding to understand who we are. In a series of illuminating essays, he explores the ideological origins of the Revolution—from...Show more

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9780143121244

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Penguin Publishing Group

Published year

2012

Language

English

Original title

The Idea of America Reflections on the Birth of the United States

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Paperback

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