Boorstin, Daniel J.         <br/><br/>
The Americans  The colonial experience 
by Daniel J. Boorstin 
 - New York  Random House  1958 
 - 434 pages 
<br/><br/> Includes Index 
<br/><br/> The vision and the reality. A city upon a hill : the Puritans of Massachusetts Bay ; The inward plantation : the Quakers of Pennsylvania ; Victims of philanthropy : the settlers of Georgia ; Transplanters : the Virginians -- Viewpoints and institutions. An American frame of mind ; Educating the community ; The learned lose their monopolies ; New world medicine ; The limits of American science -- Language and the printed word. The new uniformity ; Culture without a capital ; A conservative press -- Warfare and diplomacy. A nation of minute men. 
<br/><br/>  	 Traces the development of America from the earliest settlements through the American Revolution, focusing on the attitudes and forces that formed the American character. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>United States --Civilization--To 1783<br/>National characteristics  American <br/>United States -- Intellectual life
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>917.3 Boo   15