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Gordon S. Wood
Gordon S. Wood is Alva O. Way Professor of History Emeritus at Brown University. His books include the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Radicalism of the American Revolution, the Bancroft Prize-winning The Creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787, The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin, and The... show more

Gordon S. Wood is Alva O. Way Professor of History Emeritus at Brown University. His books include the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Radicalism of the American Revolution, the Bancroft Prize-winning The Creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787, The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin, and The Purpose of the Past: Reflections on the Uses of History. He writes frequently for The New York Review of Books and The New Republic.
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Birth date: November 27, 1933
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History
Gordon S. Wood's Books
The Radicalism of the American Revolution - Gordon S. Wood The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin - Gordon S. Wood Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815 - Gordon S. Wood Revolutionary Characters: What Made the Founders Different - Gordon S. Wood The Creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787 - Gordon S. Wood The Idea of America: Reflections on the Birth of the United States - Gordon S. Wood The Purpose of the Past: Reflections on the Uses of History - Gordon S. Wood The Rising Glory of America, 1760-1820 - Gordon S. Wood The American Revolution: Writings from t... The American Revolution: Writings from the Pamphlet Debate 1773-1776: (Library of America #266) - Gordon S. Wood Russian-American Dialogue on the American Revolution - Gordon S. Wood Revolutionary Writings, 1775-1783 - John Adams, Gordon S. Wood Moralists or Pragmatists? The Mugwumps, ... Moralists or Pragmatists? The Mugwumps, 1884-1900 (Controversial Issues in United States History). - Gerald W. McFarland, Robert L. Beisner, Geoffrey T. Blodgett, Ari Hoogenboom, Michael G. Kammen, Gordon S. Wood One Day in History: July 4, 1776 - Rodney P. Carlisle, Gordon S. Wood Representation in the American Revolutio... Representation in the American Revolution - Gordon S. Wood The Great Republic : A History of the Am... The Great Republic : A History of the American People: Volume 2 - David B. Davis, David Herbert Donald, John L. Thomas, Gordon S. Wood, Robert E. Wiebe The Confederation and the Constitution: ... The Confederation and the Constitution: The Critical Issues - Gordon S. Wood Revolutionary Writings, 1755-1775 - John Adams, Gordon S. Wood Social Radicalism and the Idea of Equali... Social Radicalism and the Idea of Equality in the American Revolution: The B. K. Smith Lectures in History - Gordon S. Wood, J.R. Pole John Adams: Writings from the New Nation 1784-1826: Library of America #276 (The Library of America) - John Adams, Gordon S. Wood American Revolution - Gordon S. Wood
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Friends Divided: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson - Gordon S. Wood
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The Rising Glory of America, 1760-1820 - Gordon S. Wood
Revolution and the political integration... Revolution and the political integration of the enslaved and disenfranchised (Distinguished lecture series on the Bicentennial) - Gordon S. Wood
The Confederation and the Constitution: ... The Confederation and the Constitution: The Critical Issues - Gordon S. Wood
Representation in the American Revolutio... Representation in the American Revolution - Gordon S. Wood
The Purpose of the Past - Gordon S Wood
The American Revolution: Writings from t... The American Revolution: Writings from the Pamphlet Debate 1773-1776: (Library of America #266) - Gordon S. Wood
The Making of the Constitution - Gordon ... The Making of the Constitution - Gordon S. Wood
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markk
markk rated it 5 years ago
text A sterling history of the new nation
In 1789 the United States started what amounted to a national reboot, as a new republic created by the ratification of the Constitution began operation. This was a massive and far-reaching endeavor, one that involved the creation of new offices and branches of government, the redefinition of institu...
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SusannaG - Confessions of a Crazy Cat Lady
SusannaG - Confessions of a Crazy Cat Lady rated it 10 years ago
text Empire of Liberty
Solid examination of how the United States changed greatly from the signing of the Constitution in 1789, through the peace with Britain in 1815. The country was more religious and evangelical, more commercially driven, more litigious, and more divided over slavery in 1815 than it was in 1789. In...
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Autumn Adventures
Autumn Adventures rated it 16 years ago
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I enjoyed listening to these essays during my daily commute. I learned many things about my American history and heritage. It also inspired me to read some of Thomas Paine's works. I think I have also found a way to get more non-fiction into my reading diet. It's definitely more enjoyable to lis...
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willemite
willemite rated it 18 years ago
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Gordon offers a chapter each to a slew of household names from the time of the Revolution. It is like getting to read a very well-informed mini-biography on each. One thing I found was that the turmoil of the post revolutionary period left me in a bit of a daze. There was not only considerable dive...
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