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Gordon S. Wood
Gordon S. Wood’s most recent book is
Friends Divided: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
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November 28, 2018
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Gordon S. Wood
Battle Lines
Recovering the profound divisions that led to the Civil War
December 7, 2012
Gordon S. Wood
The Birth of American Finance
March 15, 2012
Gordon S. Wood
The Dream of Law
July 4, 2011
Gordon S. Wood
How the Complete Meaning of July Fourth Is Slipping Away
John Adams would not be happy to see what Independence Day has become.
March 17, 2011
Gordon S. Wood
The Company Of Giants
December 24, 2010
Gordon S. Wood
The Great American Argument
October 22, 2008
Gordon S. Wood
American Unions
December 20, 2004
Gordon S. Wood
The Man Who Would Not Be King
February 1, 1993
Gordon S. Wood
The Father of Spin Control
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