{"product_id":"leather-bound-gilt-edged-easton-press-edition-59","title":"\"The Idea of America\" Signed by Gordon S. Wood - Leather-bound, gilt-edged Easton Press edition","description":"\u003cp class=\"Polaris-Header-Title\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUpdated on June 11, 2026: This has been sold.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Polaris-Header-Title\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFull title: \u003cem\u003eThe Idea of America: Reflections on the Birth of the United States\u003c\/em\u003e by Gordon S. Wood. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ePublished in Norwalk, Connecticut by The Easton Press. Collector's edition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Polaris-Header-Title\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eNumber 562 of 800 copies. \u003cstrong\u003eSigned by the author \u003c\/strong\u003eon April 15, 2011 and includes a Certificate of Authenticity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Polaris-Header-Title\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the publisher:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Polaris-Header-Title\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003eThe \u003cem\u003ePulitzer Prize\u003c\/em\u003e-winning historian of the Founding Era reflects on the birth of American nationhood and explains why the American Revolution remains so essential to our identity and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\"For Gordon S. Wood, the American Revolution is the most important event in our history, bar none. Since American identity is so fluid and complex, we have had to continually return to our nation’s founding to understand who we are.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\"In a series of illuminating essays, he explores the ideological origins of the Revolution—from Ancient Rome to the European Enlightenment—and the founders’ attempts to forge a new democracy. He reflects on the origins of American exceptionalism, the radicalism and failed hopes of the founding generation, and the “terrifying gap” between us and the men who created the democratic state we now take for granted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eGracefully written and filled with insight, \u003cem\u003eThe Idea of America\u003c\/em\u003e is a profoundly revealing look at the event that forged the United States and its enduring power to define us.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Polaris-Header-Title\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn excellent condition. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Polaris-Header-Title\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn a beautiful Easton Press limited edition. A\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eccented in 22kt gold, printed on archival paper with gilded edges, smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints. Bound In full leather with hubbed spines.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Polaris-Header-Title\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping:\u003c\/strong\u003e $15. Please allow two weeks for shipping.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The History List","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52099477438766,"sku":"RARE-FINDS-IDEA-AMERICA-BOOK","price":195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1185\/2944\/files\/rare-finds-idea-america-book-sold.jpg?v=1781587554","url":"https:\/\/store.thehistorylist.com\/products\/leather-bound-gilt-edged-easton-press-edition-59","provider":"The History List","version":"1.0","type":"link"}