Boorstin, Daniel J

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The genius of American politics

  • Boorstin, Daniel J
1958
The author explains American political thought, discusses America's lack of interest in political theory, and argues against the United States attempting to impose American politics on other countries.

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a guide to pseudo-events in America
  • Boorstin, Daniel J
1992
Argues that Americans are ruled by extravagent expectations which has led to the development of what the author calls illusions, or pseudo-events, such as press conferences and presidential debates which are staged specifically to be reported.

The landmark history of the American people

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A history of the American people from Colonial days to the Civil War traces the formulation of attitudes which became the basis of American ideals.

An American primer

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The landmark history of the American people

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A history of the American people from Colonial days to the Civil War traces the formulation of attitudes which became the basis of American ideals.

The landmark history of the American people

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Describes the various groups that contributed to the development of America between Appomattox, 1865, and the moon, 1970.

The Americans

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The landmark history of the American people

Submitted by khenkes on Wed, 08/09/2017 - 11:25

A history of the American people from Colonial days to the Civil War traces the formulation of attitudes which became the basis of American ideals.

The discoverers

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This is a vivid description of man's greatest adventure: his search to discover the world around him--the relationship of the heavens to his own planet, the elusive and mysterious dimension of time, the vast and colorful range of plants and animals, the workings of his own body, the surprising variety of human societies past and present.

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