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The workshop of democracy

by James MacGregor Burns · 1985

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The author examines the history of the United States from the framing of the Constitution to Lincoln's signing of the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863.

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historyhistoryMore like thisLess of thispoliticspoliticsMore like thisLess of this
Setting
20th century20th centuryMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
epic · 671 pages

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