These truths : a history of the United States / Jill Lepore.
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TextPublication details: New York : W.W. Norton & Co., [2018]Edition: 1st edDescription: xix, 932 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cmISBN: 9780393635249Subject(s): United States -- History | Civil rights -- United States -- History | United States -- Politics and governmentDDC classification: 973 LOC classification: E178 | .L57 2018Summary: "[This] investigation places truth itself--a devotion to facts, proof, and evidence--at the center of the nation's history. The American experiment rests on three ideas--'these truths,' Jefferson called them--political equality, natural rights, and the sovereignty of the people. And it rests, too, on a fearless dedication to inquiry, Lepore argues, because self-government depends on it. But has the nation, and democracy itself, delivered on that promise? . . . 'These truth' tells this uniquely American story, beginning in 1492, asking whether the course of events over more than five centuries has proven the nation's truths, or belied them"--Provided by publisher.
| Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Martha's Vineyard High School Library | 973/LEP (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39844500060278 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 793-880) and index.
Library Journal Starred, September 2018
Booklist starred, July 2018
Publisher's Weekly, July 2018
Kirkus Starred, June 2018
New York Times, September 2018
"[This] investigation places truth itself--a devotion to facts, proof, and evidence--at the center of the nation's history. The American experiment rests on three ideas--'these truths,' Jefferson called them--political equality, natural rights, and the sovereignty of the people. And it rests, too, on a fearless dedication to inquiry, Lepore argues, because self-government depends on it. But has the nation, and democracy itself, delivered on that promise? . . . 'These truth' tells this uniquely American story, beginning in 1492, asking whether the course of events over more than five centuries has proven the nation's truths, or belied them"--Provided by publisher.
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