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“Since the Creator had made the facts of the after-life inaccessible to man, He must not have required that man understand death in order to live fruitfully.”

Book:The Lost World of Thomas Jefferson

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The Lost World of Thomas Jefferson

This book delves into the hidden facets of Thomas Jefferson's personal and professional life, offering insights into his contributions beyond the well-known Declaration of Independence and presidency. more

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Daniel J. Boorstin

Daniel J. Boorstin was an influential American historian known for his research on historical writing and public knowledge. His work emphasized the connection between history and contemporary life, as well as the role of historians in shaping public consciousness. more

“The cities of Italy are now deluged with droves of these creatures [tour groups], for they never separate, and you see them, forty in number, pouring along a street with their director - now in front, now at the rear, circling them like a sheep dog - and really the process is as like herding as may be.”

May Process Numbers Cities Groups Streets Dog Fronts Directors Creatures Forty Sheep Pouring

Author:Daniel J. Boorstin

“There was a beauty here bigger than the hurtling beauty of basketball, a beauty refined from country pastures, a game of solitariness, of waiting, waiting for the pitcher to complete his gaze toward first base and throw his lightning, a game whose very taste, of spit and dust and grass and sweat and leather and sun, was America.”