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(0)Patrick Allitt
Author
Series
Great courses volume no. 8540
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
The paradox of the American identity is that although the United States is a melting pot of many differenct traditions, motives, and ideals, there are nevertheless distinctive qualities that define the American Character. In this course, historian Patrick N. Allitt investigates the national character by introducing you to notable Americans from all eras of the nation's history, from Thomas jefferson to Al Capone, whose lives speak eloquently about...
Author
Publisher
The Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
"Few issues today excite more passion or alarm than the specter of climate change. In A Climate of Crisis, historian Patrick Allitt shows that our present climate of crisis is far from exceptional. Indeed, the environmental debates of the last half century are defined by exaggeration and fearmongering from all sides, often at the expense of the facts."-- From dust jacket flap.
Author
Series
Great courses volume no. 8540
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
In this course, historian Patrick N. Allitt investigates the American character by introducing notable Americans from all eras of the nation's history, from Thomas Jefferson to Al Capone, whose lives speak on the qualities that make one truly American. The figures in these lectures led fascinating lives, helping one to gain a deeper understanding of the trends and ideas that shaped America and that continue to influence American society today. (THIS...
