These Truths
A History of the United States
12 May 2026
Territory Rights — Worldwide.
Description
In the most ambitious one-volume American history in decades, Jill Lepore offers a magisterial account of the origins and rise of a divided nation, an urgently needed reckoning with the beauty and tragedy of American history
Reviews
"This vivid history brings alive the contradictions and hypocrisies of the land of the free... excellent book" — David Aaronovitch, The Times
"... Jill Lepore’s These Truths may restore faith in American ideals." — The Guardian
"…clear-eyed history of the country." — The Economist
"…one of those rare history books that can be read with pleasure for its sheer narrative energy." — Simon Winchester, New Statesman
"I’m ending the year back in the real world though, reading the most fabulously written history of the USA called These Truths by Jill Lepore." — Armando Lannucci, '2018's Best Books', The Big Issue
"This is a tale told with the verve of a great teacher, the modulated literary style of a high-class novelist and the generous, careful eye of a historian who treats her sources as precious artefacts not as subjects for plunder." — History Today
"The most honest and unflinching account of the American story I’ve ever read" — Bill Gates’ '5 Favorite Books Of 2019', Forbes
"A The New York Times Bestseller"
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