{"product_id":"the-idea-of-america-reflections-on-the-birth-of-the-united-states-paperback","title":"The Idea of America: Reflections on the Birth of the United States - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGordon S. Wood\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe preeminent historian of the Founding Era reflects on the birth of American nationhood and explains why the American Revolution remains so essential.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Gordon S. Wood, the American Revolution is the most important event in our history, bar none. Since American identity is so fluid, we have had to continually return to our nation's founding to understand who we are. In a series of illuminating essays, he explores the ideological origins of the Revolution--from Ancient Rome to the \u003ci\u003eEuropean\u003c\/i\u003e Enlightenment--and the founders' attempts to forge a democracy. He reflects on the origins of American exceptionalism, the radicalism and failed hopes of the founding generation, and the \"terrifying gap\" between us and the men who created the democratic state we take for granted. This is a profoundly revealing look at the event that forged the United States and its enduring power to define us. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGordon S. Wood \u003c\/b\u003eis the Alva O. Way University Professor Emeritus at Brown University. His 1969 book, \u003ci\u003eThe Creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787\u003c\/i\u003e, received the Bancroft and John H. Dunning prizes and was nominated for the National Book Award. His 1992 book, \u003ci\u003eThe Radicalism of the American Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Pulitzer Prize and the Emerson Prize. His 2009 book, \u003ci\u003eEmpire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815\u003c\/i\u003e, won the New-York Historical Society Prize in American History. In 2011 Wood was awarded a National Humanities Medal by President Obama. Wood contributes regularly to the \u003ci\u003eNew Republic \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 26, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978811474221,"sku":"9780143121244","price":30.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/xdLcR571yW9780143121244.webp?v=1775810437","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-idea-of-america-reflections-on-the-birth-of-the-united-states-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}