The Story of America
Author | : Jill Lepore |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 426 |
Release | : 2012 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780691159591 |
ISBN-13 | : 0691159599 |
Rating | : 4/5 (91 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Story of America written by Jill Lepore and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.