{"product_id":"the-americans-the-democratic-experience-isbn-9780394710112","title":"The Americans: The Democratic Experience","description":"Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. A study of the last 100 years of American history.\"Mr. Boorstin tells the story of the invention of a new democratic culture and the reorientation of the national character through countless little revolutions in economy, technology, and social rearrangements ... Illuminated by reflections that are original, judicious and sagacious...\" -- Henry Steele Commager\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A huge, fascinating omnibus of a book ... an exhilarating adventure that carries us along the highways and byways of a national history like no other.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-- John K. Hutchens Book-of-the-Month-Club News\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I have learned a great deal about the USA from Professor Boorstin's new book. He knows this country of ours as few historians know it ... I read his book with delight and gratitude.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-- Saul Bellow\u003cb\u003eDaniel J. Boorstin\u003c\/b\u003e was the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Americans\u003c\/i\u003e, a trilogy (\u003ci\u003eThe Colonial Experience, The National Experience\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Democratic Experience)\u003c\/i\u003e that won the Francis Parkman Prize, the Bancroft Prize, and the Pulitzer Prize. In 1989, he received the National Book Award for lifetime contribution to literature. He was the director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, and for twelve years served as the Librarian of Congress. He died in 2004.By the Author of The Creators","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301810983141,"sku":"NP9780394710112","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780394710112.jpg?v=1767738072","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-americans-the-democratic-experience-isbn-9780394710112","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}