The Resource The story of America : essays on origins, Jill Lepore
The story of America : essays on origins, Jill Lepore
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- Summary
- In this book, the author investigates American origin stories, from John Smith's account of the founding of Jamestown in 1607 to Barack Obama's 2009 inaugural address, in order to show how American democracy is bound up with the history of print. It excavates the origins of everything from the paper ballot and the Constitution to the I.O.U. and the dictionary. It presents readings of Benjamin Franklin's Way to Wealth, Thomas Paine's Common Sense, The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe, and Paul Revere's Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, as well as histories of lesser-known genres, including biographies of presidents, novels of immigrants, and accounts of the Depression. From past to present, the author argues, Americans have wrestled with the idea of democracy by telling stories; here, she offers both a history of origin stories and a meditation on storytelling itself
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- viii, 416 pages
- Contents
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- Here he lyes
- A pilgrim passed I
- The way to wealth
- The age of Paine
- We the parchment
- I.O.U.
- A Nue Merrykin Dikshunary
- His Highness
- Man of the people
- Pickwick in America
- The humbug
- President Tom's cabin
- Pride of the prairie
- Longfellow's ride
- Rock, paper, scissors
- Objection
- Chan the man
- The uprooted
- Rap sheet
- To wit
- Isbn
- 9780691153995
- Label
- The story of America : essays on origins
- Title
- The story of America
- Title remainder
- essays on origins
- Statement of responsibility
- Jill Lepore
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In this book, the author investigates American origin stories, from John Smith's account of the founding of Jamestown in 1607 to Barack Obama's 2009 inaugural address, in order to show how American democracy is bound up with the history of print. It excavates the origins of everything from the paper ballot and the Constitution to the I.O.U. and the dictionary. It presents readings of Benjamin Franklin's Way to Wealth, Thomas Paine's Common Sense, The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe, and Paul Revere's Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, as well as histories of lesser-known genres, including biographies of presidents, novels of immigrants, and accounts of the Depression. From past to present, the author argues, Americans have wrestled with the idea of democracy by telling stories; here, she offers both a history of origin stories and a meditation on storytelling itself
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1966-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Lepore, Jill
- Dewey number
- 973
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E173
- LC item number
- .L47 2012
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- United States
- United States
- United States
- United States
- History
- Politics and government
- United States
- Erzählung
- Gründung
- USA
- Label
- The story of America : essays on origins, Jill Lepore
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Here he lyes -- A pilgrim passed I -- The way to wealth -- The age of Paine -- We the parchment -- I.O.U. -- A Nue Merrykin Dikshunary -- His Highness -- Man of the people -- Pickwick in America -- The humbug -- President Tom's cabin -- Pride of the prairie -- Longfellow's ride -- Rock, paper, scissors -- Objection -- Chan the man -- The uprooted -- Rap sheet -- To wit
- Control code
- ocn788266158
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- viii, 416 pages
- Isbn
- 9780691153995
- Lccn
- 2012016854
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 40021398806
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780691153995
- (OCoLC)788266158
- Label
- The story of America : essays on origins, Jill Lepore
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Here he lyes -- A pilgrim passed I -- The way to wealth -- The age of Paine -- We the parchment -- I.O.U. -- A Nue Merrykin Dikshunary -- His Highness -- Man of the people -- Pickwick in America -- The humbug -- President Tom's cabin -- Pride of the prairie -- Longfellow's ride -- Rock, paper, scissors -- Objection -- Chan the man -- The uprooted -- Rap sheet -- To wit
- Control code
- ocn788266158
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- viii, 416 pages
- Isbn
- 9780691153995
- Lccn
- 2012016854
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 40021398806
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780691153995
- (OCoLC)788266158
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