These Truths
A History of the United States
$38.18
- Paperback
1040 pages
- Release Date
18 July 2026
Summary
Two hundred fifty years after the United States declared its independence and cast off tyranny, distinguished historian Jill Lepore reconsiders the sweep and direction of American history in this revised edition of her international best-selling book These Truths. Widely hailed for its “sweeping, sobering account of the American past,” Lepore’s history of America places truth itself—a devotion to facts, proof, and evidence—at the center of the nation’s history. The American experimen…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781324130765 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1324130768 |
| Author: | Jill Lepore |
| Publisher: | WW Norton & Co |
| Imprint: | WW Norton & Co |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 1040 |
| Release Date: | 18 July 2026 |
| Weight: | 948g |
| Dimensions: | 43mm x 155mm x 234mm |
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Critics Review
“This vivid history brings alive the contradictions and hypocrisies of the land of the free… excellent book” – David Aaronovitch - The Times
”… Jill Lepore’s These Truths may restore faith in American ideals.” – From Trump to These Truths: what to read to make sense of politics in 2019 - The Guardian
“…clear-eyed history of the country.” – The Economist
“…one of those rare history books that can be read with pleasure for its sheer narrative energy.” – Simon Winchester - New Statesman
“I’m ending the year back in the real world though, reading the most fabulously written history of the USA called These Truths by Jill Lepore.” – Armando Lannucci, ‘2018’s Best Books’ - The Big Issue
“This is a tale told with the verve of a great teacher, the modulated literary style of a high-class novelist and the generous, careful eye of a historian who treats her sources as precious artefacts not as subjects for plunder.” – History Today
“The most honest and unflinching account of the American story I’ve ever read” – Bill Gates’ ‘5 Favorite Books Of 2019’ - Forbes
“A The New York Times Bestseller”
Jill Lepore
Jill Lepore is the David Woods Kemper ’41 Professor of American History at Harvard University, professor of law at Harvard Law School, and a staff writer at The New Yorker. Her many books include the New York Times bestsellers These Truths and We the People. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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