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 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin 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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
relatedWork Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin ⓘ
The Whites of Their Eyes ⓘ
timePeriodCovered colonial America ⓘ
early United States ⓘ
modern United States ⓘ
writtenBy Jill Lepore ⓘ

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