Nancy Isenberg

From the author of White Trash and The Problem of Democracy, a controversial challenge to the views of the Founding Fathers offered by Ron Chernow and David McCullough Lin-Manuel Miranda's play "Hamilton" has reignited interest in the founding... Lire la suite

With this book, Nancy Isenberg illuminates the origins of the women’s rights movement. Rather than herald the singular achievements of the 1848 Seneca Falls convention, she examines the confluence of events and ideas — before and after 1848 — that,... Lire la suite

**The New York Times bestseller
A New York Times Notable and Critics’ Top Book of 2016
Longlisted for the PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction
One of NPR's 10 Best Books Of 2016 Faced Tough Topics Head On
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En su innovadora historia sobre el sistema de clases en Estados Unidos, Nancy Isenberg expone el crucial legado de la embarazosa, siempre presente y ocasionalmente entretenida white trash. Los votantes que pusieron a Trump en la Casa Blanca han sido... Lire la suite

“[A] monumental dual biography . . . a distinguished work, combining deep research, a pleasing narrative style and an abundance of fresh insights, a rare combination.”—The Dallas Morning News The third and fourth presidents have long been considered... Lire la suite

La storia degli Stati Uniti, fin dalle origini, e segnata non solo dal tema della razza, ma anche dalle divisioni di classe. Accanto ai puritani del New England e al loro sogno di una «citta sulla collina», o ai grandi proprietari schiavisti del Sud... Lire la suite

"Told with authority and style. . . Crisply summarizing the Adamses' legacy, the authors stress principle over partisanship."--The Wall Street Journal How the father and son presidents foresaw the rise of the cult of personality and fought those who... Lire la suite

A New York Times bestselling historian confronts the myth of American meritocracy and our enduring reverence for the über-rich—and how that feedback loop corrodes democracy Americans are taught to see aristocracy as everything we are not. Yet from... Lire la suite