The Story of America: Essays on Origins

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The Story of America: Essays on Origins is a collection of historical essays by Jill Lepore that explores how stories, myths, and narratives have shaped the political and cultural development of the United States.

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instanceOf book
essay collection
author Jill Lepore NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
explores formation of American national identity
how historical narratives shape public life
myths surrounding American origins
relationship between storytelling and politics in the United States
focusesOn cultural development of the United States
political development of the United States
role of stories in American history
genre historical essays
history
non-fiction
hasAuthor Jill Lepore NERFINISHED
hasPart essays originally published as magazine pieces
hasPerspective cultural history
narrative history
political history
hasSubject American founding era
American political rhetoric
American presidents
biography and national mythmaking
print culture in American history
intendedAudience general readers
readers of American history
language English
literaryForm essays
mainSubject American cultural history
American myths and narratives
American political culture
historiography
history of the United States
mediaType hardcover
paperback
print
publicationDate 2012
publisher Princeton University Press NERFINISHED
relatedWork Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin NERFINISHED
The Whites of Their Eyes NERFINISHED
timePeriodCovered colonial America
early United States
modern United States
writtenBy Jill Lepore NERFINISHED

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