He published his second trilogy from 1983 to 1998. Boorstin received the Pulitzer Prize with the third book of the trilogy. The second part earned the Parkman Prize from the Society of American Historians. The first book won the Bancroft Prize from Columbia University. In 1973, Boorstin published the last part The Americans: the Democratic Experience.Īll three books won literary awards. He published the second part of the trilogy in 1966 titled The Americans: The National Experience. He dissected the American society under the British colonial system, to the humble beginnings of the American Revolution war for independence. The book titled the Americans: The Colonial Experience became an instant commercial success. In 1959, Boorstin published the first book in the American trilogy. He wrote his third critical book in 1953 titled The Genius of American Politics. In the book, he explores the influence of the US president on American politics and society. He published his second book in 1948 titled The Lost World of Thomas Jefferson. In 1941, he published his first book The Mysterious Science of the Law. He observed and documented the birth and transformation of American society. He earned a doctorate degree from Yale University in 1940.īoorstin became a critical student of American history. He passed the admission test and was given the license to practice law in Massachusetts. He graduated from Oxford University with two degrees in 19. He left the US to study law in England on a Rhodes Academic Scholarship. He studied at Harvard University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1934. He went to Central High School and graduated at the age of 15 in 1930. Samuel left Atlanta after a surge of anti-Semitic sentiments increased.īoorstin grew up in Tulsa. In 1915, Frank was killed by a lynching mob. The jury acquitted Leo Frank for lack of substantial evidence. His lawyer father defended Leo Frank in Georgia from the accusations of raping and murdering a young girl. The son of Russian Jewish immigrants, Boorstin moved with his parents to Tulsa Oklahoma when he turned three. Early Lifeĭaniel Joseph Boorstin was born to Samuel Aaron and Dora Olsan on October 1, 1914, in Atlanta, Georgia. Boorstin is a former American lawyer and historian who studied the American civilization and served as from 1975 to 1987as the Librarian of the US Congress.

The discoverers by daniel j boorstin