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The Reith Lectures 1975: America and the World Experience: 1: The Birth of Exploration

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Six talks on the eve of America's bicentennial celebrations, by Daniel J. Boerstin, Librarian of Congress and former Senior Historian at the Smithsonian Institution. Washington DC.

In his opening lecture Dr Boorstin presents the case for a crucial distinction between 'discovering' and 'exploring'. and he examines the consequences for mankind of the discovery of America - the unknown "fourth part of the world" - and its subsequent colonisation.

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