The idea of America : reflections on the birth of the United States /

The idea of America : reflections on the birth of the United States /

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&...

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Main Author: Wood, Gordon S. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Penguin Books, 2011.
Subjects:
United States. > Constitution
United States. > Constitution.
Constitution (United States)
1775-1809
Democracy > United States.
Republicanism > United States.
HISTORY > United States > Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Democracy.
Politics and government
Republicanism.
Amerikanische Revolution
Nationenbildung.
Demokrati > Förenta staterna.
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Influence.
United States > Politics and government > 1775-1783.
United States > Politics and government > 1783-1809.
United States.
USA.
Förenta staterna > politik och förvaltning > 1775-1783.
Förenta staterna > politik och förvaltning > 1783-1809.
Nordamerikanska frihetskriget 1775-1783 > influenser.
United States > History > 1775-1783, Revolution > Influence.
United States > Politics and government.
History.
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Call Number: E 302.1 .W77 2011
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