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Daniel J. Boorstin

October 1, 1914 - February 28, 2004

An American historian, professor, attorney, and writer. He was appointed twelfth Librarian of the United States Congress from 1975 until 1987.

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  • Cover of: De ontdekkers: de zoektocht van de mens naar zichzelf en zijn wereld

    First published in 1983 21 editions in 11 languages — 4 previewable Cover of edition discoverersboor00boor Cover of edition discoverers00boor Cover of edition discoverers00boor
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  • Cover of: The image: or, What happened to the American dream.

    First published in 1961 15 editions in 5 languages — 5 previewable Cover of edition imageguidetopseu00boor_1 Cover of edition imageguidetopseu00boor_0 Cover of edition imageguidetopseu00boor Cover of edition imageguidetopseu00boor_516
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  • Cover of: An American primer

    First published in 1966 13 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition americanprimer0000unse
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  • Cover of: The lost world of Thomas Jefferson

    First published in 1948 12 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition lostworldofthoma00boor_0 Cover of edition lostworldofthoma0000boor
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  • Cover of: The genius of American politics

    First published in 1953 10 editions in 2 languages — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: A history of the United States

    First published in 1981 9 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition historyofuniteds00boor_0
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  • Cover of: Hidden history

    First published in 1987 7 editions in 2 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition hiddenhistory00boor_0 Cover of edition hiddenhistory0000boor
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  • Cover of: America and the image of Europe: reflections on American thought.

    First published in 1960 6 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Democracy and its discontents: reflections on everyday America

    First published in 1971 6 editions in 3 languages — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The mysterious science of the law: an essay on Blackstone's Commentaries, showing how Blackstone, employing eighteenth-century ideas of science, religion, history, aesthetics, and philosophy, made of the law at once a conservative and a mysterious science

    First published in 1941 6 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition mysteriousscienc0000boor_p7g8
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  • Cover of: A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains (The Western Frontier Library, 14)

    First published in 1960 5 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The republic of technology: reflections on our future community

    First published in 1978 5 editions in 3 languages — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The decline of radicalism: reflections on America today

    First published in 1969 4 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition declineofradical00boor Cover of edition declineofradical0000boor_z5b8
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  • Cover of: The exploring spirit: America and the world experience

    First published in 1976 4 editions in 2 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition exploringspirit00dani
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  • Cover of: The landmark history of the American people

    First published in 1968 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: We Americans

    First published in 1988 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: American civilization; a portrait from the twentieth century.

    First published in 1972 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The need for biography today

    First published in 2000 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Los descubridores (Volume 1)

    First published in 1997 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Visiting our past: America's historylands

    First published in 1977 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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Subjects
History, Civilization, Civilisation, American National characteristics, Biography, Discoveries in geography, Histoire, Historia, National characteristics, American, Science, Books and reading, Ciencia, Civilization, history, Cultuur, Description and travel, Descubrimientos geográficos, Découvertes géographiques, Geschichte, Intellectual life, Kultur, Law, National characteristics, american, Philosophy, Relations, Sciences
Places
United States, Great Britain, Foreign countries, USA
People
Daniel J. Boorstin, Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), William Blackston Sir (1723-1780), William Blackstone Sir (1723-1780)
Time
1945-, 1783-1865, 18th century, 19th century, 20th century

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  • Daniel J. (Daniel Joseph) Boorstin
  • Daniel Boorstin
  • Daniel Joseph Boorstin

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