WELTMACHT AM SCHEIDEWEG - JILL LEPORES BRILLANTE GESCHICHTE AMERIKAS Die Amerikaner stammen von Eroberern und Eroberten, von Menschen die als Sklaven gehalten wurden, und von Menschen die Sklaven hielten, von der Union und von der...

Winner of the Bancroft Prize King Philip's War, the excruciating racial war-colonists against Indians-that erupted in New England in 1675, was, in proportion to population, the bloodiest in American history. Some even argued that the...

"Jill Lepore is a national treasure. There is no other writer so at home both as a trenchant scholar of American history and as an on-the-scene observer of our present-day follies. She etches the connection between past and present with...

An investigation into the origins of comic book heroine Wonder Woman, who emerged in 1941 from the imagination of William Moulton Marston. Lepore argues that Wonder Woman is the missing link in the history of the struggle for women's...

"1964: Eyes of the Storm: Paul McCartney" von Jill Lepore ist ein faszinierendes Buch, das einen einzigartigen Einblick in das Jahr 1964 bietet, als die Beatles weltweite Berühmtheit erlangten. Im Mittelpunkt steht Paul McCartney, und...

The American experiment rests on three ideas-"these truths", Jefferson called them-political equality, natural rights and the sovereignty of the people. And it rests, too, "on a dedication to inquiry, fearless and unflinching", writes...

"These Truths: A History of the United States" von Jill Lepore ist eine umfassende Darstellung der amerikanischen Geschichte, die sich auf die zentralen Prinzipien der Demokratie konzentriert: politische Gleichheit, natürliche Rechte und...

Picked as a Bill Clinton Book of 2019'Lepore is that rare combination in modern life of intellect, originality and style' Amanda Foreman'A thoughtful and passionate defence of her vision of American patriotism' New York Times von Lepore,...

"Websterisms: A Collection of Words and Definitions Set Forth by the Founding Father of American English" von Jill Lepore ist eine faszinierende Zusammenstellung von Wörtern und Definitionen, die aus den frühen Werken von Noah Webster...

The American experiment rests on three ideas-"these truths", Jefferson called them-political equality, natural rights and the sovereignty of the people. And it rests, too, "on a dedication to inquiry, fearless and unflinching", writes...

National Book Award Finalist From one of our most accomplished and widely admired historians, a revelatory portrait of Benjamin Franklin’s youngest sister and a history of history itself. Like her brother, Jane Franklin was a passionate...

"If Then: How One Data Company Invented the Future" von Jill Lepore ist eine tiefgehende Untersuchung der Ursprünge und Auswirkungen von Datenanalyse und Algorithmen auf die moderne Welt. Das Buch erzählt die Geschichte von Simulmatics...