The idea of America : reflections on the birth of the United States
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New York : Penguin Press, 2011.
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385 pages ; 25 cm.
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Atascadero Library - Adult Nonfiction
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Published
New York : Penguin Press, 2011.
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Book
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English

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A Pulitzer Prize-winning 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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