The Colonial Experience
- ISBN-10
- 1842120735
- ISBN-13
- 9781842120736
- Category
- National characteristics, American
- Pages
- 434
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson
- Author
- Daniel Joseph Boorstin
Description
This first volume in The Americans trilogy defines the unique qualities of the American nation and rediscovers the American character and way of life as it was shaped in the decisive years between the coming of the Pilgrims and the winning of Independence.
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