The Empire of Reason: How Europe Imagined and America Realized the Enlightenment (Phoenix series)

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The foremost American historian of his generation delves into the nations European origins illuminating how the new country embodied the principles of the Enlightenment--ideals that Europe trapped by tradition and privilege could not itself realize. "...crystalline clarity of...writing causes explosions in the readers mind...history to be pondered and cherished."--The New York Times. "Learning and reason are at the service of a mind whose understanding of democracy gains brilliance and power from a passion for...freedom."--Arthur Schlesinger Jr. 5 3/8 X 8 1/2.