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Author:

Lepore, Jill, 1966-

Title:

The whites of their eyes : the Tea Party's revolution and the battle over American history / Jill Lepore.

Publisher:

Princeton University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2010

Description:

x, 207 p. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

United States--Philosophy.--Philosophy.
United States--Social aspects.--Social aspects.
United States--Political aspects.--Political aspects.
United States--Influence.--Revolution, 1775-1783--Influence.
United States--Errors, inventions, etc.--Errors, inventions, etc.
Tea Party movement.
Fundamentalism--United States.
Evangelicalism--United States.
Right-wing extremists--United States.
United States--Philosophy.--Philosophy.
United States--Social aspects.--Social aspects.
United States--Political aspects.--Political aspects.
United States--Influence.--1775-1783, Revolution--Influence.
United States--History.
Errors.
Tea Party movement.
Christian fundamentalism--United States.
Evangelicalism--United States.
Right-wing extremists.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-198) and index.

Contents:

Prologue : party like it's 1773 -- Ye olde media -- The book of ages -- How to commit revolution -- The past upon its throne -- Your superexcellent age -- Epilogue : revering America.

Summary:

Argues that the Republican far right has embraced an inaccurate history of the founding of the United States, and that it is the yearning for this idealized time that has inspired such movements as the Tea Party's Revolution.

Series:

Public square

Indexed by:

Kirkus Starred, September 2010
New York Times, October 2010
Kirkus Starred
New York Times

ISBN:

0691150273
9780691150277 (trade)

LCCN:

2010030251

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PNAX964 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Calmar (Calmar)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

PRAX771 -- Cowles Library (Des Moines)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

OZAX845 -- Northwestern College - DeWitt Library (Orange City)

HPPD845 -- Orange City Public Library (Orange City)

GAAX314 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Peosta (Peosta)

OUAX845 -- Dordt University (Sioux Center)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)