by Jill Lepore
First published 2018
Tracing the intertwined stories of politics, law, and technology, acclaimed historian Jill Lepore's magnum opus interrogates whether the United States has lived up to its founding ideals. From colonial town halls to social media, Lepore spotlights both celebrated and forgotten Americans who have fought to define the nation's ever-contested meaning. At the heart of this sweeping chronicle lies a reckoning with the beauty, tragedy, and paradox of the American experiment.
Genres: history, non-fiction, 21st-century, american-history
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: american-experiment, reckoning
Setting: United States, Etats-Unis, United States Of America
Period: 21st-century
933 pages · Hardcover · W. W. Norton & Company