These Truths
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These Truths
Jill Lepore
4 people recommended it in 3 threads, 2018–2022.
5 commenters pushed back on it — worth reading the threads.
What people on Hacker News said
Its focus is on the notion of America as experiment i.e. Will Democracy work? What makes it possible? And the wild exaggerations that result.
Jill Lepore’s These Truths was the best history book this year. Perhaps this decade.
Where it comes up
- The Best History Books 2018 2018 · 2 recommendations
- Ask HN: What Books Do You Recommend Reading for 2022? 2022 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: Books you plan to read in 2020? 2019 · 1 recommendation