The Americans: The Democratic Experience
- ISBN-10
- 0307756491
- ISBN-13
- 9780307756497
- Series
- The Americans
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 736
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-11-03
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Author
- Daniel J. Boorstin
Description
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. A study of the last 100 years of American history.
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