Hidden History: Exploring Our Secret Past

Hidden History: Exploring Our Secret Past

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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Photo is of the actual book - please note wear and tear. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.

Author: Daniel J. Boorstin

Format: Hardback

Remarks on Condition : Condition - General, Very Good, Dust Jacket: Excellent, within plastic sleeve, Pages intact, no marks, notes or highlighting


This book is a series of essays by Daniel J. Boorstin, an American historian and librarian who served as the Librarian of Congress from 1975 to 1987. It was published by Harper and Row Publishers in 1987 and examines various aspects of history that are often overlooked or misunderstood, such as the origins of democracy, the invention of printing, the discovery of America, and the rise of science. It has 332 pages and challenges the conventional wisdom of historical interpretation. Additonal remarks, yellowing on front endpaper, binding slightly loose.
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Photo is of the actual book - please note wear and tear. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.

Author: Daniel J. Boorstin

Format: Hardback

Remarks on Condition : Condition - General, Very Good, Dust Jacket: Excellent, within plastic sleeve, Pages intact, no marks, notes or highlighting


This book is a series of essays by Daniel J. Boorstin, an American historian and librarian who served as the Librarian of Congress from 1975 to 1987. It was published by Harper and Row Publishers in 1987 and examines various aspects of history that are often overlooked or misunderstood, such as the origins of democracy, the invention of printing, the discovery of America, and the rise of science. It has 332 pages and challenges the conventional wisdom of historical interpretation. Additonal remarks, yellowing on front endpaper, binding slightly loose.