The story of America : essays on origins /
Harvard historian and New Yorker staff writer Jill Lepore investigates American origin stories, from John Smith's account of the founding of Jamestown in 1607 to Barack Obama's 2009 inaugural address, to show how American democracy is bound up with the history of print.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
[2012]
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| Summary: | Harvard historian and New Yorker staff writer Jill Lepore investigates American origin stories, from John Smith's account of the founding of Jamestown in 1607 to Barack Obama's 2009 inaugural address, to show how American democracy is bound up with the history of print. |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 416 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780691153995 (acid-free paper) 069115399X (acid-free paper) |