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The Americans: The Democratic Experience

Daniel J. Boorstin

The Americans: The Democratic Experience is a 1973 book by American historian Daniel J. Boorstin. The book is the third in his American history trilogy, in which he argues that the physical environment of the New World shaped American society. In 1974 the book was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for History.

HistoryAmerican History · medium confidenceAmerican History81 signalsLlm Classifier: American History -> American HistoryKeyword Classifier: American History -> American HistoryKeyword Classifier: Nature & Environment -> Nature & EnvironmentAmerican PoliticsPresidency & Executive PowerConstitutional History

Award History

0 wins · 2 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
National Book Award for HistoryMajor1974FinalistSecondary source
Pulitzer Prize in HistoryMajor1974FinalistSecondary source
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  1. 01 Central figures

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  2. 02 Central places

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  3. 03 Suggested argument

    The physical environment of the New World shaped American society.

    Model confidence 60%

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    30 / 100 academic

    Serious trade

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 62%.