These Truths

John Locke's quote, "In the beginning, all the world was America," highlights the English view of America as a pristine, unexplored land, symbolizing a state of natural equality. Locke's philosophy...

In These Truths, Jill Lepore delves into early American history, emphasizing British colonization and the Revolutionary War. Chapter 2 contrasts British colonization strategies with Spanish conquest,...

Lepore's book has been criticized for a variety of reasons. She argues that, in the early 19th century, republicanism was not simply an ideology but rather a sort of national identity, or shared...