The Story of America : Essays on Origins.
In The Story of America, Harvard historian and New Yorker staff writer Jill Lepore investigates American origin stories--from John Smith's account of the founding of Jamestown in 1607 to Barack Obama's 2009 inaugural address--to show how American democracy is bound up with the history of p...
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| Language: | English |
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Princeton University Press
2012.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; 1. Here He Lyes; 2. A Pilgrim Passed I; 3. The Way to Wealth; 4. The Age of Paine; 5. We the Parchment; 6. I.O.U.; 7. A Nue Merrykin Dikshunary; 8. His Highness; 9. Man of the People; 10. Pickwick in America; 11. The Humbug; 12. President Tom's Cabin; 13. Pride of the Prairie; 14. Longfellow's Ride; 15. Rock, Paper, Scissors; 16. Objection; 17. Chan the Man; 18. The Uprooted; 19. Rap Sheet; 20. To Wit; Notes; Index.