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  The Discoverers

  A History of Man's Search to Know His World and Himself

  by Daniel J. Boorstin

  An original history of man's greatest adventure: his search to discover the world around him.
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  The Creators

  A History of Heroes of the Imagination

  by Daniel J. Boorstin

  By piecing the lives of selected individuals into a grand mosaic, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Daniel J. Boorstin explores the development of artistic innovation over 3,000 years. A hugely ambitious chronicle of the arts that Boorstin delivers with the scope that made his Discoverers a national bestseller.
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  The Seekers

  The Story of Man's Continuing Quest to Understand His World

  by Daniel J. Boorstin

  "Impressive. . . . Boorstin reminds us what intellectual history on the grand scale looks like." --The New York Times Book Review A New York Times Notable Book of the Year From the author of The Discoverers and The Creators, an incomparable history of man's essential questions: "Who are we?" and "Why are we here?" "An admirable volume, thoroughly researched and beautifully arranged." --Washington Times Daniel... (more)
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  The Americans: Book 1

  The Colonial Experience

  by Daniel J. Boorstin

  Winner of the Bancroft Prize. "A superb panorama of life in America from the first settlements on through the white hot days of the Revolution." - Bruce Lancaster, Saturday Review
• The Discoverers - A History Of Man's Search To Know His World And HimselfDaniel J. Boorstin

  

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  The Discoverers - A History Of Man's Search To Know His World And Himself

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