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Daniel J. Boorstin

Daniel J. Boorstin was the author of The Americans, a trilogy (The Colonial Experience, The National Experience, and The Democratic Experience) that won the Francis Parkman Prize, the Bancroft Prize, and the Pulitzer Prize. In 1989, he received the National Book Award for lifetime contribution to literature. He was the director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, and for twelve years served as the Librarian of Congress. He died in 2004.
The Seekers
The Discoverers
The Americans: The Democratic Experience
The Americans: The National Experience
The Americans: The Colonial Experience

Books

The Seekers
The Discoverers
The Americans: The Democratic Experience
The Americans: The National Experience
The Americans: The Colonial Experience

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