[Steven Cedrone]

The Americans: The Colonial Experience
by Daniel J. Boorstin

In this first installment of his groundbreaking trilogy, The Americans, Daniel Boorstin explores the foundations of American institutions and the American psyche. A history not of famous men, wars and negotiations, but of ideas, cultural formations and the materials of everyday life, The Colonial Experience challenges us to think differently about history. It earned him the Bancroft Prize in 1959. The opening chapters of The Colonial Experience discuss the peculiar characteristics of some of the original colonists: the Puritans, the Quakers, the settlers of Georgia and Virginia. In Boorstin's account, the emigration to the new world produced a unique environment in which the traditions of the old were set in dynamic tension with the opportunities and uncertainties of life in a new world.

The Americans: The National Experience
by Daniel J. Boorstin

Covering the period between the American Revolution and the Civil War, The Americans: The National Experience, the second volume of Daniel Boorstin's award-winning trilogy, examines the realities of everyday life for the early pioneers as well as for those living in the established population centers on the Atlantic coast. Daniel J. Boorstin’s second volume of the trilogy The American: The National Experience won the Francis Parkman Prize. He graduated from Harvard University with highest honors and received his doctorate from Yale University. He was the director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, and for twelve years served as the Librarian of Congress. In 1989, he received the National Book Award for lifetime contribution to literature. Boorstin lives with his wife and editor, Ruth F. Boorstin, in Washington, D.C.

The Americans: The Democratic Experience
by Daniel J. Boorstin

The third installment of his popular and widely-respected trilogy, The Americans: The Democratic Experience examines the formation of a distinctively American character. Covering the period between the Civil War and the moon landing, the book discusses the realities of everyday life for the intrepid souls filling in the frontiers, for the emigrants coming from Ireland, Italy and elsewhere, and for those already living in the growing population centers on the Atlantic coast. Most interestingly, Boorstin convincingly relates those foundational experiences to the unique character of present-day American institutions and practices. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, The Americans: The Democratic Experience is essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand present-day American culture.

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Steve

[Steven Cedrone]

The Americans: The Colonial Experience
by Daniel J. Boorstin

In this first installment of his groundbreaking trilogy, The Americans, Daniel Boorstin explores the foundations of American institutions and the American psyche. A history not of famous men, wars and negotiations, but of ideas, cultural formations and the materials of everyday life, The Colonial Experience challenges us to think differently about history. It earned him the Bancroft Prize in 1959. The opening chapters of The Colonial Experience discuss the peculiar characteristics of some of the original colonists: the Puritans, the Quakers, the settlers of Georgia and Virginia. In Boorstin's account, the emigration to the new world produced a unique environment in which the traditions of the old were set in dynamic tension with the opportunities and uncertainties of life in a new world.

The Americans: The National Experience
by Daniel J. Boorstin

Covering the period between the American Revolution and the Civil War, The Americans: The National Experience, the second volume of Daniel Boorstin's award-winning trilogy, examines the realities of everyday life for the early pioneers as well as for those living in the established population centers on the Atlantic coast. Daniel J. Boorstin’s second volume of the trilogy The American: The National Experience won the Francis Parkman Prize. He graduated from Harvard University with highest honors and received his doctorate from Yale University. He was the director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, and for twelve years served as the Librarian of Congress. In 1989, he received the National Book Award for lifetime contribution to literature. Boorstin lives with his wife and editor, Ruth F. Boorstin, in Washington, D.C.

The Americans: The Democratic Experience
by Daniel J. Boorstin

The third installment of his popular and widely-respected trilogy, The Americans: The Democratic Experience examines the formation of a distinctively American character. Covering the period between the Civil War and the moon landing, the book discusses the realities of everyday life for the intrepid souls filling in the frontiers, for the emigrants coming from Ireland, Italy and elsewhere, and for those already living in the growing population centers on the Atlantic coast. Most interestingly, Boorstin convincingly relates those foundational experiences to the unique character of present-day American institutions and practices. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, The Americans: The Democratic Experience is essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand present-day American culture.

If you have problems with the links, go here...

Steve

[Gee Mont]

This week marks the end of the Microsoft Reader summer reading promotion. We hope that you have enjoyed our broad selection of free Microsoft Reader eBook titles.--MS Reader Webpage

Last stop on the ebook gravy train! It's been a good ride.

[Steven Cedrone]

Originally Posted by Gee Mont

Last stop on the ebook gravy train! It's been a good ride.

I didn't even notice that. I thought we had until the end of the month. I think I'll modify my post subject...

It has been a good ride. It will take me some time before I finish all of these books...

Steve

[Jimmy Dodd]

Strangly enough, I am having trouble downloading these titles - the first time I've had a problem with the whole promotion. They don't seem to be downloading into my Library folder this time. Anyone else have any trouble???

[Jimmy Dodd]

Originally Posted by Jimmy Dodd

Strangly enough, I am having trouble downloading these titles - the first time I've had a problem with the whole promotion. They don't seem to be downloading into my Library folder this time. Anyone else have any trouble???

OK. I finally got the first one. The other two refuse to show up. :?

[theon]

Originally Posted by Jimmy Dodd

OK. I finally got the first one. The other two refuse to show up. :?

Try clearing your temp files. Had a problem like that a couple of days ago. Seems that the download was stopped for some reason and after that, it wouldn't complete or recognise the download.

After I cleared my temp files I managed to get them. :way to go:

Cheers!

[Jimmy Dodd]

Originally Posted by Theon

Try clearing your temp files. Had a problem like that a couple of days ago. Seems that the download was stopped for some reason and after that, it wouldn't complete or recognise the download.

After I cleared my temp files I managed to get them. :way to go:

Cheers!

Ahhh, much better. I finally got them all.

Thanks.

[dh]

This was a fantastic promotion and I bet a lot of us have plenty of reading for the winter. It's a shame it had to end.

As well as the MS books I've also been inspired to buy quite a lot as well. If I'm typical the promotion has been a success.

Not only have I got a ton of great reading, I'm also getting even more value from my PPC. Thanks MS and thanks to Steve and the others for the updates and reminders that have been posted here.

[davidspalding]

i noticed a rrrrreally interesting bug with the latest Reader for PC.

I have had the habit of closing (ALT + F4) reader once teh title is downloaded. Did that last weekend, and suddenly windows memory went ape #(*$. turned out Reader.exe was still active in the bg, and was using up to 600 MB of virtual memory. Terminated Reader process (" -- with extreme prejudice"), and all was fine.

anyone else encounter this? it's freaky.

[Chuckwrox]

How sad to see it go. Though it was free, all good things must come to an end.