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Almost Chosen People - Oblique Biographies in the American Grain (Hardcover, New)
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Almost Chosen People - Oblique Biographies in the American Grain (Hardcover, New)
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Few historians are bold enough to go after America's sacred cows in
their very own pastures. But Michael Zuckerman is no ordinary
historian, and this collection of his essays is no ordinary
book.
In his effort to remake the meaning of the American tradition,
Zuckerman takes the entire sweep of American history for his
province. The essays in this collection, including two never before
published and a new autobiographical introduction, range from early
New England settlements to the hallowed corridors of modern
Washington. Among his subjects are Puritans and Southern gentry,
Benjamin Franklin and Benjamin Spock, P. T. Barnum and Ronald
Reagan. Collecting scammers and scoundrels, racists and rebels, as
well as the purest genius, he writes to capture the unadorned
American character.
Recognized for his energy, eloquence, and iconoclasm, Zuckerman is
known for provoking--and sometimes almost seducing--historians into
rethinking their most cherished assumptions about the American
past. Now his many fans, and readers of every persuasion, can newly
appreciate the distinctive talents of one of America's most
powerful social critics.
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