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A new history is a book on the history of the united states by. In the first new onevolume history in two decades, david reynolds takes jeffersons phrase as a key. Wood begins empire of liberty with a summary of washington irvings 1819 story of rip van winkle, the legendary man who fell asleep just prior to the american revolution and woke. He examines how the anti empire of 1776 became the greatest superpower the world has seen and asks difficult questions about the cost of american. He is a professor of international history and a fellow of christs college, cambridge.
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Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading america, empire of liberty. A new history by david reynolds a summary by raj mitra subject this vivid and fascinating book, incorporating an explosion of new scholarship, tells of the origins and development of the united states. A new history of the united states david reynolds on. America, empire of liberty by david reynolds overdrive. Explore books by david reynolds with our selection at. In this new singlevolume history spanning the entire course of us history from 1776 through the election of barack obamaprizewinning historian david reynolds explains how tensions between empire and liberty have often been resolved by faithboth the evangelical protestantism that has energized american politics for centuries and the. A new series from radio 4 charts the development of the united states, exploring three key themes. Even so, it was a very good read and a book i would recommend. Reynolds presentation combines enthusiasm with authority, and his insightful and farranging text is augmented by a wealth of archive voices, from speeches to people in the street. David reynolds is a professor of international history at cambridge. Thomas jefferson first used the term empire of liberty in a letter to george rogers clark dated christmas day, 1779. Thomas jefferson envisioned the united states as a great empire of liberty. Liberty and slavery unabridged audiobook, by david reynolds. From the evil empire to an empire for liberty is a giant step, a.
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