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In [this book, the author] examines thirteen well-known tales of America's founding moment. Supposedly these stories commemorate our nation's birth, but [he] shows how they belittle the Revolutionary ideal of popular sovereignty. conceived in the narrowly nationalistic politics …
See what stories in American history may not be true.
Widely praised following its initial publication, Founding Myths is a page-turner created out of the stuff of American history primers. Reexamining thirteen well-known tales from the American struggle for independence, the book documents the errors and inventions that permeate t…
See what stories in American history may not be true.
"Americans of late have taken to waving the Constitution in the air and proclaiming, 'The founders were on MY side! See, it's all right here!' But these phantom constitutions bear little relation to the historical one. By entering the world of the Constitution's framers, and exp…
Americans of late have taken to waving the Constitution in the air and proclaiming, ""The founders were on MY side! See, it's all right here!"" But these phantom constitutions bear little relation to the historical one. By entering the world of the Constitution's framers, and ex…