The Genuine Article: A Historian Looks at Early America by Edmund S. Morgan
A masterly quarter-century of commentary on the discipline of American history
This book amounts to an intellectual autobiography.... These pieces are thus a statement of what I have thought about early Americans during nearly seventy years in their company
The Genuine Article gathers together twenty-five of Morgan's finest essays over forty years, commenting brilliantly on everything from Jamestown to James Madison. In revealing the private lives of "Those Sexy Puritans" and "The Price of Honor" on Southern plantations, The Genuine Article details the daily lives of early Americans, along with "The Great Political Fiction" that continues to this day.
As one of our most celebrated historians, Morgan's characteristic insight and penetrating wisdom are not to be missed in this extraordinarily rich portrait of early America and its Founding Fathers.
Format: Paperback | 320 pages
Dimensions (cm): 20.9 x 14.1 x 1.9 | 302g
Publication Date: 2004
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication City/Country: New York, United States
Language: English
Edition Number: 1
ISBN10: 0393327140
ISBN13: 9780393327144
Condition: Very Good
A vintage book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. Very minimal wear and tear.