These Truths: A History of the United States

by Jill Lepore

Book Overview

Widely hailed for its "sweeping, sobering account of the American past" (New York Times Book Review), Jill Lepore's one-volume history of America places truth itself--a devotion to facts, proof, and evidence--at the center of the nation's history. The American experiment rests on three ideas--"these truths," Jefferson called them--political equality, natural rights, and the sovereignty of the people. But has the nation, and democracy itself, delivered...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393357422
• ISBN13: 9780393357424
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 960 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Surprising Revealed Truths About the Fraught History of our Country and how Human Rights (Or Lack Th

Surprising Revealed Truths About the Fraught History of our Country and how Human Rights (Or Lack Thereof) is a Common Thread Throughout. Alot of information is packed into this book. I find I go to it in spurts in order to research one aspect of history at a time.