# The American Political Tradition

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- Book: [The American Political Tradition](https://www.bookquiver.com/richard-hofstadter/the-american-political-tradition) ([The American Political Tradition.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/richard-hofstadter/the-american-political-tradition.md))
- Authors: [Richard Hofstadter](https://www.bookquiver.com/richard-hofstadter)
- Publisher: Vintage
- ISBN: 978-06-7972-315-8
- Pages: 560
- Published: 1989-04-23
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

The American Political Tradition is one of the most influential and widely read historical volumes of our time. First published in 1948, its elegance, passion, and iconoclastic erudition laid...