The Americans: The Democratic Experience
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Author | Daniel J. Boorstin |
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Subject | History of the United States |
Publisher | Random House |
Publication date | 1973 |
Publication place | United States |
Pages | 736 |
Awards | Pulitzer Prize for History, Bancroft Prize |
ISBN | 9780394710112 |
The Americans: The Democratic Experience is a 1973 book by American historian Daniel J. Boorstin. The book is the third in his American history trilogy, in which he argues that the physical environment of the New World shaped American society.
In 1974 the book was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for History as well as the Bancroft Prize and the Francis Parkman Prize.[1]
References
- ^ "Boorstin, Daniel J." Encyclopaedia Judaica. – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) . January 1, 2007. Archived from the original on November 14, 2018. Retrieved December 9, 2012.