Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness : Britain and the American dream
Record details
- ISBN: 9780374600594
- ISBN: 0374600597
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Physical Description:
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x, 572 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm - Edition: First American edition.
- Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2023.
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
General Note: | "With Benjamin Franklin, William Strahan, Samuel Johnson, John Wilkes, Catharine Macaulay, Thomas Paine." |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 513-552) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue: The Fourth of July -- Life (1740-1759). A new man ; The race ; North star ; Sparks ; The Rambler ; Escape -- Liberty (1762-1768). Scribblers and etchers ; No. 45 ; Infamous ; News-writers ; A seven-year lottery ; Vox populi -- Happiness (1771-1776). A strange distemper ; Those who rush across the sea ; Letters ; Atlanticus ; Common Sense ; Plots -- Epilogue: Crossings. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Marion Library | 194.1 MOO (Text) | 37810435805261 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |