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“[A] master class in American cultural and intellectual history.” —Sarah E. Igo, The New York Times Book Review

“Jackson Lears is the preeminent cultural historian of the American empire. This book is another masterpiece in his magisterial corpus.” —Cornel West

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A master historian’s retrieval of the spiritual visions and vitalisms that animate American life and the possibilities they offer today.

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