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The Americans: The Democratic Experience

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The Americans: The Democratic Experience
AuthorDaniel J. Boorstin
SubjectHistory of the United States
PublisherRandom House
Publication date
1973
Publication placeUnited States
Pages736
AwardsPulitzer Prize for History
ISBN978-0394710112

The Americans: The Democratic Experience is a 1973 book by American historian Daniel J. Boorstin. The book is the third in his American history trilogy, in which he argues that the physical environment of the New World shaped American society.

In 1974 the book was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for History.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Boorstin, Daniel J.". Encyclopaedia Judaica. 2007. Archived from the original on November 14, 2018. Retrieved December 9, 2012.