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The American Political Tradition isĀ one of the most influential and widely read historical volumes of our time. First published in 1948,Ā its elegance, passion, and iconoclastic erudition laid the groundwork for a totally new understanding of the American past. By writing a "kind of intellectual history of the assumptionsā¦
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A history and biography buff since my childhood, I learned from Hofstadter how one can humanize (without debunking) American political giants, from the founding fathers to Lincoln, to the two President Roosevelts. He provides social and cultural context and identifies concerns like democratic procedures and norms in which enduring national themes emerged and evolved.
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