Americans are descended from slaves and slave owners, from conquerors and the conquered, from immigrants and from people who have fought to end immigration. "A nation born in contradiction will fight forever over the meaning of its history," Lepore writes. "Clear in purpose and elegant in design" (TLS), These Truths observes, "The past is an inheritance, a gift and a burden." "It can't be shirked.
There's nothing for it but to get to know it.
| ISBN: | 9781324130765 |
| Publication date: | 12th May 2026 |
| Author: | Jill Lepore |
| Publisher: | W.W. Norton and Company an imprint of W. W. Norton & Company |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 1040 pages |
| Genres: |
History of the Americas |
Americans are descended from slaves and slave owners, from conquerors and the conquered, from immigrants and from people who have fought to end immigration. There's nothing for it but to get to know it.
These Truths features in the following genres: History of the Americas
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These Truths was written by Jill Lepore and published by W.W. Norton and Company an imprint of W. W. Norton & Company
These Truths has 1,040 pages
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