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Paul Boyer Books

    March 11, 1864 – October 1, 1949

    Paul S. Boyer, a distinguished U.S. cultural and intellectual historian, delves into the intricate landscape of American society. His scholarship illuminates how prevailing ideals, deeply held beliefs, and dynamic cultural movements have shaped the nation's trajectory. Boyer's approach is characterized by a meticulous examination of historical sources, seeking to uncover the underlying motivations and thought processes that drove pivotal moments in American history. He offers readers a penetrating insight into the complex interplay between culture and intellectual life.

    American history. A Very Short Introduction
    Salem Possessed
    Purity in Print: Book Censorship in America from the Gilded Age to the Computer Age
    The Enduring Vision
    The Oxford Companion to United States History
    The Enduring Vision: A History of the American People

    • The Oxford Companion to United States History

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      The Oxford Companion to United States History covers everything from Jamestown and the Puritans to the Human Genome Project and the Internet. Written in clear, graceful prose for researchers, browsers, and general readers alike, this is the volume that addresses the totality of the American experience, its triumphs and heroes as well as its tragedies and darker moments

      The Oxford Companion to United States History

    • The Enduring Vision

      A History of the American People

      • 953 pages
      • 34 hours of reading
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      Noted for its innovative coverage of the West and the environment, this best selling U.S. history text provides students with a clear political narrative that incorporates social, cultural, military, and economic history.Each chapter begins with a dramatic vignette that both draws students into the chapter and presents the chapter's main themes. The vignettes are followed by three to five focus questions that provide a framework to help students understand the most important topics in the chapter.

      The Enduring Vision

    • Purity in Print: Book Censorship in America from the Gilded Age to the Computer Age

      • 520 pages
      • 19 hours of reading
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      Focusing on the evolution of book censorship in America, this second edition expands on the original work by incorporating two new chapters that extend the narrative into the early twenty-first century. It situates the discussion within the broader social and cultural contexts, providing a comprehensive examination of how censorship has shaped literary landscapes over more than a century.

      Purity in Print: Book Censorship in America from the Gilded Age to the Computer Age

    • Salem Possessed

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      The stark immediacy of what happened in 1692 has obscured the complex web of human passion which had been growing for more than a generation before building toward the climactic witch trials. Salem Possessed explores the lives of the men and women who helped spin that web and who in the end found themselves entangled in it.

      Salem Possessed

    • American history. A Very Short Introduction

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      This volume in Oxford's A Very Short Introduction series offers a concise, readable narrative of the vast span of American history, from the earliest human migrations to the early twenty-first century when the United States loomed as a global power and comprised a complex multi-cultural society of more than 300 million people. The narrative is organized around major interpretive themes, with facts and dates introduced as needed to illustrate these themes. The emphasis throughout is on clarity and accessibility to the interested non-specialist.

      American history. A Very Short Introduction