The Idea of America: Reflections on the Birth of the United States
- ISBN-10
- 1611731623
- ISBN-13
- 9781611731620
- Series
- The Idea of America
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 542
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011
- Publisher
- Center Point Pub
- Author
- Gordon S. Wood
Description
Evaluates the American Revolution as the nation's most definitive event, presenting essays that explore the ideological origins of the war, the founders' attempt to create an American democracy, and the gap between the views of the founders and present-day citizens.
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- 2013-01-01
- 173 pages
- Ebook
- Colonial Williamsburg
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- 1977
- 230 pages
- Paperback
- Ballinger Publishing Company
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