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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| The Story of America: Essays on Origins canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: The Story of America: Essays on Origins Context triple: [Jill Lepore, notableWork, The Story of America: Essays on Origins]
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The Idea of America: Reflections on the Birth of the United States
*The Idea of America: Reflections on the Birth of the United States* is a collection of essays by historian Gordon S. Wood that explores the intellectual, political, and cultural origins and legacy of the American Revolution and the early republic.
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The Irony of American History
The Irony of American History is a seminal 1952 work of Christian realism in which theologian Reinhold Niebuhr critiques American exceptionalism and explores the moral contradictions of U.S. power in the Cold War era.
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C.
American Republics: A Continental History of the United States, 1783–1850
American Republics: A Continental History of the United States, 1783–1850 is a sweeping historical study by Alan Taylor that reinterprets the early United States within a broader continental and hemispheric context, emphasizing conflict, expansion, and the experiences of diverse peoples.
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D.
The Cycles of American History
The Cycles of American History is a historical analysis book by Arthur Schlesinger Jr. that interprets U.S. history as a series of recurring political and ideological cycles.
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E.
The Epic of America
The Epic of America is a 1931 historical and cultural study by James Truslow Adams that famously popularized and defined the concept of the “American Dream.”
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Story of America: Essays on Origins Target entity description: 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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A.
The Idea of America: Reflections on the Birth of the United States
*The Idea of America: Reflections on the Birth of the United States* is a collection of essays by historian Gordon S. Wood that explores the intellectual, political, and cultural origins and legacy of the American Revolution and the early republic.
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B.
The Irony of American History
The Irony of American History is a seminal 1952 work of Christian realism in which theologian Reinhold Niebuhr critiques American exceptionalism and explores the moral contradictions of U.S. power in the Cold War era.
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C.
American Republics: A Continental History of the United States, 1783–1850
American Republics: A Continental History of the United States, 1783–1850 is a sweeping historical study by Alan Taylor that reinterprets the early United States within a broader continental and hemispheric context, emphasizing conflict, expansion, and the experiences of diverse peoples.
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D.
The Cycles of American History
The Cycles of American History is a historical analysis book by Arthur Schlesinger Jr. that interprets U.S. history as a series of recurring political and ideological cycles.
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E.
The Epic of America
The Epic of America is a 1931 historical and cultural study by James Truslow Adams that famously popularized and defined the concept of the “American Dream.”
- F. None of above. chosen
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book
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essay collection ⓘ |
| author | Jill Lepore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores |
formation of American national identity
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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
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political development of the United States ⓘ role of stories in American history ⓘ |
| genre |
historical essays
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history ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Jill Lepore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | essays originally published as magazine pieces ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
cultural history
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narrative history ⓘ political history ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
American founding era
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American political rhetoric ⓘ American presidents ⓘ biography and national mythmaking ⓘ print culture in American history ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
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readers of American history ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | essays ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American cultural history
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American myths and narratives ⓘ American political culture ⓘ historiography ⓘ history of the United States ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2012 ⓘ |
| publisher | Princeton University Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin
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The Whites of Their Eyes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
colonial America
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early United States ⓘ modern United States ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Jill Lepore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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