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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Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton University Press 2012.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Politieke communicatie.
Politieke cultuur.
Amerikaans.
Bellettrie.
Cultuur.
Gründung
Erzählung
Politics and government
HISTORY > Essays.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Verenigde Staten.
USA.
United States.
United States > Politics and government > Sources.
United States > History > Sources.
Geschiedenis (vorm)
Sources.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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