America at 1750: A Social Portrait | Richard Hofstadter

America at 1750: A Social Portrait | Richard Hofstadter | Breaks Up the Monotony, In My Opinion

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America at 1750: A...

	America at 1750: A Social Portrait Richard Hofstadter Vintage, 1973 - 320 pages average customer review:based on 7 reviews view larger image
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Demonstrates how the colonies developed into the first nation created under the influences of nationalism, modern capitalism and Protestantism.

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I find it fascinating that this wonderful glimpse into our nation shortly before the American Revolution could be thought of as stuffy, boring and a waste of time. Hofstader, a brilliant and yet very human scholar, has offered us a wonderfully concise, compelling and illuminating read - a rare and precious gift to anyone wishing to examine the evolution of our nation. He has done all the work, not only allowing us to form our own conclusions from the facts rather than spoon-feeding us his unsubstantiated opinion, but has presented this vast amount of data in a breezy, very readable manner. The only explanation I could arrive at of how anyone could find this great book a waste of time is that these reviews are as much a reflection of the reviewer as the book under review.

Bravo Professor Hofstader. I regret that you did not live to complete your masterpiece.

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Breaks Up the Monotony, In My Opinion

To give you a little insight on my opinion, I was assigned to do an "outside reading" for my U.S. History class and I picked this out of the list of acceptable books. This book really does pack a lot of information into it for you, and it breaks up the monotony of facts and locations by throwing in little stories, examples, and quotes, which give history a little more "personal" feeling. The first chapter is a real snoozer, dealing mostly in population figures and growth, but it picks up from there. I also found the last few chapters on religion and the Great Awakening a little redundant, but still interesting.

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