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These Truths: A History of the United States is a one-volume book of American history written by historian and New Yorker writer Jill Lepore. It traces American politics, law, journalism, and technology from the Age of Discovery through the present day, focusing on America's founding truths and their role in uniting, dividing, and transforming the nation. These Truths was published by W. W. Norton in September 2018. The book's title references the statement in the Declaration of Independence "we hold these truths to be self-evident," which introduces three political ideas that Lepore identifies as the founding pillars of the American experiment: political equality, natural rights, and the sovereignty of the people. These Truths sets out to examine the extent to which the United States has lived up to its ideals. The book is divided into four sections: "The Idea" (1492-1799), "The People" (1800-1865), "The State" (1866-1945), and "The Machine" (1946-2016). The idea of truth itself is a

These Truths - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 2018 book by Jill Lepore These Truths Author Jill Lepore Subject American history Published September 18, 2018 ( W. W. Norton ) Pages 960 pp. ISBN 978-0-393-63524-9 These Truths: A History of the United States is a one-volume book of American history written by historian and New Yorker writer Jill Lepore . It traces American politics, law, journalism, and technology from the Age of Discovery through the present day , focusing on America's founding truths and their role in uniting, dividing, and transforming the nati

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