These Truths: A History of the United States (book about U.S. history and politics)
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"These Truths: A History of the United States" is a sweeping, critically acclaimed work of narrative history by Jill Lepore that traces American political and social development from the founding to the present, examining how the nation has struggled to live up to its founding ideals.
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book
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history book ⓘ work of narrative history ⓘ |
| author | Jill Lepore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardsAndHonors |
New York Times Notable Book
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shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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United States
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| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| foundingIdealsDiscussed |
natural rights
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political equality ⓘ popular sovereignty ⓘ the rule of law ⓘ |
| genre |
American history
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history ⓘ political history ⓘ social history ⓘ |
| hasSequelOrRelatedWork | This America: The Case for the Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
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students of American history ⓘ |
| isbn | 978-0-393-63524-9 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainIdea | examination of whether the United States has lived up to its founding ideals ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
analytical
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sweeping ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integrating political, social, and intellectual history
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linking past events to contemporary American politics ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 960 pages ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2018 ⓘ |
| publisher | W. W. Norton & Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
American democracy
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American founding era ⓘ American politics ⓘ U.S. Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ civil rights movement ⓘ equality in the United States ⓘ history of the United States ⓘ partisan politics in the United States ⓘ political institutions of the United States ⓘ race in the United States ⓘ slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| timeSpanCovered |
from the colonial era to the early 21st century
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from the founding of the United States to the present ⓘ |
| title | These Truths: A History of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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These Truths: A History of the United States (book about U.S. history and politics)
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