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The story of AmericaThe story of America

The story of America

Jill Lepore

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A New Yorker staff writer examines the origins of dozens of writings, speeches and other printed pieces from American history--from paper ballots and I.O.U.s to the Constitution and Thomas Paine's Common Sense to Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" to Barack Obama's 2009 inaugural address.

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OL16645858W

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Politics and governmentSourcesHistoryUnited states, history, sourcesUnited states, politics and government, sourcesUnited states, politics and governmentErzählungGründung

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