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The Idea of America

Reflections on the Birth of the United States

2011·385 pages·Nonfiction

History & Politics Literary Fiction

A historian of the American Revolution explains why it remains the most significant event in our history. In a series of elegant and illuminating essays, Wood explores the ideological origins of the revolution--from ancient Rome to the European Enlightenment--and the founders' attempts to forge an American democracy.

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The Idea of America

Reflections on the Birth of the United States

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2011

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385

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Nonfiction

History & Politics Literary Fiction

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A historian of the American Revolution explains why it remains the most significant event in our history. In a series of elegant and illuminating essays, Wood explores the ideological origins of the revolution--from ancient Rome to the European Enlightenment--and the founders' attempts to forge an American democracy.

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