The Americans: The Colonial Experience
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The Americans: The Colonial Experience by Daniel J Boorstin
Winner of the Bancroft PrizeIn this brilliantly original book, written for the general reader, the American past becomes richly meaningful to the present.
Boorstin, Daniel J.: -
Daniel J. Boorstin (1914-2004), educated at Harvard, Yale, and Oxford, was an American historian at the University of Chicago who wrote on many topics in American and world history. He was a Librarian of Congress Emeritus, having directed the US national library from 1979 to 1987, and helped create the Center for the Book at the Library of Congress. He had previously been director of the National Museum for History and Technology and of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780394705132 |
| ISBN 10 | 0394705130 |
| Title | The Americans: The Colonial Experience |
| Author | Daniel J Boorstin |
| Series | Americans Series |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 1964-03-12 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
| Prizes | Winner of Bancroft Prize 1959 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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