What is the defining expression of the American way? In a word, it is "liberty." From liberty's famed appearance in the United States Declaration of Independence through its role in emancipation, no other word has so embraced and shaped the country's distinct ethos. So what does it mean that the word inhabits less real estate in American dictionaries and American rhetoric?
"Lost Liberty: Recovering Historical Definitions of America's Most Important Word "charts the substantial usage of the word in America, drawing from primary sources such as dictionaries and books to examine how it...
What is the defining expression of the American way? In a word, it is "liberty." From liberty's famed appearance in the United States Declaration o...
Tracks the genesis and evolution of Twain's reputation as a writer, revealing how and why the writer has been "under fire" since the advent of his career.
Tracks the genesis and evolution of Twain's reputation as a writer, revealing how and why the writer has been "under fire" since the advent of his car...
