The American Mind : An Interpretation of American Thought and Character Since the 1880's

Henry Steele Commager
Yale University Press
9780300000467
0-300-00046-4

In a book written out of a passionate belief in the staying powers of the democratic principles, a noted historian has written a major work that may be described as an interpretation of American thought.

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and character since the 1880s. "Impressive in its inclusive sweep."--Joseph Wood Krutch, New York Times