"The Idea of America" and "In the Basement of the Ivory Tower"

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THE IDEA OF AMERICA: Reflections on the Birth of the United States Gordon S. Wood Penguin Press ISBN 978-1594202902 385 pages $29.95 Reviewed by Dennis Drabelle Gordon Wood has been writing brilliantly on the American Revolutionary era since at least the 1960s, but many of the essays and lectures collected in this volume date from the 1980s on. In "The American Revolutionary Tradition, or Why America Wants to Spread ... Continue Reading... Post a Comment | Share IN THE BASEMENT OF THE IVORY TOWER: Confessions of an Accidental Academic Professor X Viking ISBN 978-0670022564 258 pages $25.95 Reviewed by Jonathan Yardley Three years ago the Atlantic Monthly published an article under the byline "Professor X," in which the pseudonymous author lamented the widespread assumption that every American should aspire to a college education. He (the pronoun used on the dust jacket at least we can ... Continue Reading... Post a Comment | Share Advertisement Shocking Foods that Burn Belly Fat - FREE Fat Loss Tips Presentation: Why pay over $90 a month for Cable or Sat.TV services? Download A TV!

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