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Title: A well-informed history that is beautifully told.
Review: I highly recommend this text for any non-historian who wants a detailed account of early American history. It is clearly the result of dedicated research and deep familiarity with formative historical forces and events. The book is also a joy to read for its style. Simply put, if you have ever asked "how did things get to be the way they are?" and have found other histories too dusty or stuffy to get through, this book may be the one to help answer your question without inducing that unpleasant feeling that you're doing work.
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