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Daniel J. Boorstin

Daniel J. Boorstin

Born October 1, 1914 · Died February 28, 2004

An American historian, professor, attorney, and writer. He was appointed twelfth Librarian of the United States Congress from 1975 until 1987.

Quotes

  • “Education is learning what you didn't even know you didn't know.”
    "A Case of Hypochondria", Newsweek 6 July 1970
  • “A celebrity is a person who is known for his well-knownness.”
    The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America, p. 57
  • “The image, more interesting than its original, has become the original. The shadow has become the substance.”
    The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America, p. 204
  • “We suffer primarily not from our vices or our weaknesses, but from our illusions. We are haunted, not by reality, but by those images we have put in their place.”
    The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America
  • “Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire public relations officers.”
    p. 29

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Books by Daniel J. Boorstin in order

Books by Daniel J. Boorstin in the order they were published, from The Mysterious Science of the Law (1941) to The Seekers (1998).

  1. 1The Mysterious Science of the LawThe Mysterious Science of the Law1941
  2. 2The Lost World of Thomas JeffersonThe Lost World of Thomas Jefferson1948
  3. 3The Genius of American PoliticsThe Genius of American Politics1953
  4. 4The AmericansThe Americans1958
  5. 5The Americans, the Colonial ExperienceThe Americans, the Colonial Experience1958
  6. 6The ImageThe Image1961
  7. 7The Image, or, What Happened to the American DreamThe Image, or, What Happened to the American Dream1961
  8. 8The Americans, the National ExperienceThe Americans, the National Experience1965
  9. 9The Americans: The Natioinal ExperienceThe Americans: The Natioinal Experience1965
  10. 10An American PrimerAn American Primer1966
  11. 11The Landmark History of the American PeopleThe Landmark History of the American People1968
  12. 12The Landmark History of the American People from Plymouth toThe Landmark History of the American People from Plymouth to Appomattox1968
  13. 13The Sociology of the AbsurdThe Sociology of the Absurd1970
  14. 14The Americans, the Democratic ExperienceThe Americans, the Democratic Experience1973
  15. 15The Republic of TechnologyThe Republic of Technology1978
  16. 16A History of the United StatesA History of the United States1981
  17. 17The DiscoverersThe Discoverers1983
  18. 18Hidden HistoryHidden History1987
  19. 19We AmericansWe Americans1988
  20. 20The CreatorsThe Creators1992
  21. 21Cleopatra's NoseCleopatra's Nose1994
  22. 22The Daniel J. Boorstin ReaderThe Daniel J. Boorstin Reader1995
  23. 23The SeekersThe Seekers1998
  24. 24Daniel J. Boorstin PapersDaniel J. Boorstin Papers

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