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Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

- From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Endeavour
Af: Peter Moore Engelsk Hardback

Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

- From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Endeavour
Af: Peter Moore Engelsk Hardback
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Bestselling historian Peter Moore traces how Enlightenment ideas were exported from Britain and put into practice in America - where they became the most successful export of all time, the American Dream

''Absorbing... fascinating... eloquent'' THE TIMES
''Engaging and thoroughly reader-friendly'' TELEGRAPH
''Wonderfully absorbing and stimulating'' SARAH BAKEWELL

Enlightenment Britain was ablaze with ambition and energy.
Great writers like Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Paine, Samuel Johnson, John Wilkes and Catharine Macaulay were part of a pioneering generation that shaped and inspired the American Dream. For the first time, bestselling historian Peter Moore vividly traces the transatlantic friendships and revolutionary ideas that inspired the Declaration of Independence.

''Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness'' is the best-known phrase from that document, which was drafted by Thomas Jefferson in the summer of 1776. Today this line is evoked as a shorthand for that ideal we call the American Dream. But the vision it encapsulates – of a free and happy world – has its roots in Great Britain.

This book tells the story of the years that preceded the Declaration. From the accession of King George III to the astonishing tale of John Wilkes, from the notorious Stamp Act to the Boston Tea Party, it shows how Britain and her American Colonies broke apart. Following a star cast of Enlightenment characters, through their letters, arguments and rivalries, it reveals the rise of a rebellious and daring ideology – one that gave rise to the democratic birth of the United States and the principles we live by to this day.

''Deft insights and in clear prose'' ALAN TAYLOR
''A gripping account'' STELLA TILLYARD
''Rollicking...compulsive readability'' WASHINGTON POST
''A great read'' LADY HALE

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Bestselling historian Peter Moore traces how Enlightenment ideas were exported from Britain and put into practice in America - where they became the most successful export of all time, the American Dream

''Absorbing... fascinating... eloquent'' THE TIMES
''Engaging and thoroughly reader-friendly'' TELEGRAPH
''Wonderfully absorbing and stimulating'' SARAH BAKEWELL

Enlightenment Britain was ablaze with ambition and energy.
Great writers like Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Paine, Samuel Johnson, John Wilkes and Catharine Macaulay were part of a pioneering generation that shaped and inspired the American Dream. For the first time, bestselling historian Peter Moore vividly traces the transatlantic friendships and revolutionary ideas that inspired the Declaration of Independence.

''Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness'' is the best-known phrase from that document, which was drafted by Thomas Jefferson in the summer of 1776. Today this line is evoked as a shorthand for that ideal we call the American Dream. But the vision it encapsulates – of a free and happy world – has its roots in Great Britain.

This book tells the story of the years that preceded the Declaration. From the accession of King George III to the astonishing tale of John Wilkes, from the notorious Stamp Act to the Boston Tea Party, it shows how Britain and her American Colonies broke apart. Following a star cast of Enlightenment characters, through their letters, arguments and rivalries, it reveals the rise of a rebellious and daring ideology – one that gave rise to the democratic birth of the United States and the principles we live by to this day.

''Deft insights and in clear prose'' ALAN TAYLOR
''A gripping account'' STELLA TILLYARD
''Rollicking...compulsive readability'' WASHINGTON POST
''A great read'' LADY HALE

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 512
ISBN-13: 9781784743192
Indbinding: Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 1784743194
Udg. Dato: 29 jun 2023
Længde: 43mm
Bredde: 164mm
Højde: 241mm
Forlag: Vintage Publishing
Oplagsdato: 29 jun 2023
Forfatter(e): Peter Moore
Forfatter(e) Peter Moore


Kategori Samfundsvidenskabelig idéhistorie


ISBN-13 9781784743192


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Hardback


Sider 512


Udgave


Længde 43mm


Bredde 164mm


Højde 241mm


Udg. Dato 29 jun 2023


Oplagsdato 29 jun 2023


Forlag Vintage Publishing

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