
The Pursuit of Happiness
How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America
2024·355 pages·Nonfiction
“best and most readable introduction to the ideas of the Founders that we have”
— Gordon Wood, author of Power and Liberty
“Immensely readable and thoughtful”
— Ken Burns
“enriching…brilliant”
— David W. Blight, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Frederick Douglass
The Pursuit of Happiness
How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America
Year
2024
Pages
355
Type
Nonfiction
Praise
“best and most readable introduction to the ideas of the Founders that we have”
— Gordon Wood, author of Power and Liberty
“Immensely readable and thoughtful”
— Ken Burns
“enriching…brilliant”
— David W. Blight, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Frederick Douglass
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