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She has written several books including Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin, The Whites of Their Eyes: The Tea Party's Revolution and the Battle over <a class="showlessmore_link" id="u_68157_showmore" onclick="truncate_show('u_68157')" >show more</a><span class="hideme" id="u_68157"> American History, The Secret History of Wonder Woman, Joe Gould's Teeth, and These Truths: A History of the United States. (Bowker Author Biography)</span> <a class="hideme showlessmore_link" id="u_68157_showless" onclick="truncate_show('u_68157')" >show less</a></div><div class="author_aka tinytext"><p class="alsoknownas">Includes the name: <span id="u_bbedd07d" class="lt_itemlist"><span class="ltil_item " ><a href="/author/jilllepore&norefer=2">Jill Lepore</a></span></span></p></div><div class="tinytext">Image credit: Dari Michele</div></span></section><section class="w_a_section" id="section_mainworks" ><h2 class="lt_turndown" id="u_5912" data-caret-id="tdc_u_5912" data-hidden-id="tdh_u_b901" data-visible="1" onclick="lt.newauthor.saveSticky("mainworks", event);;lt.turndown_toggle(this, event);" href="javascript:void(0);" data-duration="200" data-name="mainworks" data-group="worksections" ><i class="fa-solid fa-chevron-up turndown_indicator" id="tdc_u_5912" data-turndown-style="chevron" ></i>Works by Jill Lepore</h2><span id="tdh_u_b901" ><a name="mainworks"></a><div class="section_controls"><div data-value="0" class="lt_pillbox lt_blend_nav small lt_small" id="recent_pillbox" ><a data-value="0" data-onclick="lt.newauthor.sortWorks('leporejill', 0);" role="button" class="selected" ><span class="ltp_txt">Popular</span></a class="" ><a data-value="1" data-onclick="lt.newauthor.sortWorks('leporejill', 1);" role="button" class="" ><span class="ltp_txt">Recent</span></a class="" ></div class="" ></div><div class="worklist"><div id="u_7c70ab36" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/21402769" data-workid="21402769" data-title="These-Truths-A-History-of-the-United-States" class="" >These Truths: A History of the United States</a> <span class="date">(2018)</span> <span class="copies note">1,707 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 42 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/15159827" data-workid="15159827" data-title="The-Secret-History-of-Wonder-Woman" class="" >The Secret History of Wonder Woman</a> <span class="date">(2014)</span> <span class="copies note">1,438 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 64 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/140634" data-workid="140634" data-title="The-Name-of-War-King-Philips-War-and-the-Origins-of-American-Identity" class="" >The Name of War: King Philip's War and the Origins of American Identity</a> <span class="date">(1998)</span> <span class="copies note">802 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 12 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/13994426" data-workid="13994426" data-title="Book-of-Ages-The-Life-and-Opinions-of-Jane-Franklin" class="" >Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin</a> <span class="date">(2013)</span> <span class="copies note">735 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 35 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/18058" data-workid="18058" data-title="New-York-Burning-Liberty-Slavery-and-Conspiracy-in-Eighteenth-Century-Manhattan" class="" >New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan</a> <span class="date">(2005)</span> <span class="copies note">454 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 5 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/24702986" data-workid="24702986" data-title="If-Then-How-the-Simulmatics-Corporation-Invented-the-Future" class="" >If Then: How the Simulmatics Corporation Invented the Future</a> <span class="date">(2020)</span> <span class="copies note">418 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 16 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/5868288" data-workid="5868288" data-title="Blindspot" class="" >Blindspot</a> <span class="date">(2008)</span> <span class="copies note">360 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 27 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/10391559" data-workid="10391559" data-title="The-Whites-of-Their-Eyes-The-Tea-Partys-Revolution-and-the-Battle-over-American-History" class="" >The Whites of Their Eyes: The Tea Party's Revolution and the Battle over American History</a> <span class="date">(2010)</span> <span class="copies note">333 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 17 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/12474293" data-workid="12474293" data-title="The-Mansion-of-Happiness-A-History-of-Life-and-Death" class="" >The Mansion of Happiness: A History of Life and Death</a> <span class="date">(2012)</span> <span class="copies note">268 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 13 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/23197629" data-workid="23197629" data-title="This-America-The-Case-for-the-Nation" class="" >This America: The Case for the Nation</a> <span class="date">(2019)</span> <span class="copies note">257 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 9 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/17029410" data-workid="17029410" data-title="Joe-Goulds-Teeth" class="" >Joe Gould's Teeth</a> <span class="date">(2016)</span> <span class="copies note">243 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 10 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/12756487" data-workid="12756487" data-title="The-Story-of-America-Essays-on-Origins" class="" >The Story of America: Essays on Origins</a> <span class="date">(2012)</span> <span class="copies note">170 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 6 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/25434140" data-workid="25434140" data-title="A-Is-for-American-Letters-and-Other-Characters-in-the-Newly-United-States" class="" >A Is for American: Letters and Other Characters in the Newly United States</a> <span class="date">(2002)</span> <span class="copies note">157 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 4 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/30471477" data-workid="30471477" data-title="The-Deadline-Essays" class="" >The Deadline: Essays</a> <span class="date">(2023)</span> <span class="copies note">116 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 1 review</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/376741" data-workid="376741" data-title="Encounters-in-the-New-World-a-history-in-documents" class="" >Encounters in the New World : a history in documents</a> <span class="date">(2000)</span> — Editor — <span class="copies note">62 copies</span></div><div id="u_7d99bbb0" class="rolldown" data-action="slide" data-more="show more" data-less="show less" data-all="show all 30" ><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/30427522" data-workid="30427522" data-title="Who-Killed-Truth-A-History-of-Evidence" class="" >Who Killed Truth? A History of Evidence</a> <span class="date">(2023)</span> <span class="copies note">5 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/19028131" data-workid="19028131" data-title="The-Minutemen-and-Their-World-American-Century-25th-twenty-fifth-Anniversary-Edi-by-Gross-Robert-A-2001-Paperback" class="" >The Minutemen and Their World (American Century) 25th (twenty-fifth) Anniversary Edi by Gross, Robert A. (2001)…</a> <span class="date">(2001)</span> <span class="copies note">3 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/29808839" data-workid="29808839" data-title="The-Lion-And-The-Mouse-The-battle-that-reshaped-children%E2%80%99s-literature" class="" >The Lion And The Mouse - The battle that reshaped children鈥檚 literature.</a> <span class="date">(2008)</span> <span class="copies note">2 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/32488332" data-workid="32488332" data-title="The-American-Beast-Essays-2012-2022" class="" >The American Beast: Essays, 2012-2022</a> <span class="date">(2023)</span> <span class="copies note">2 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/32768147" data-workid="32768147" data-title="Simulmatics-Ascesa-e-caduta-dell-039-azienda-che-invent-ograve-il-futuro" class="" >Simulmatics. Ascesa e caduta dell'azienda che inventò il futuro</a> <span class="date">(2023)</span> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/32234743" data-workid="32234743" data-title="Simulmatics-Ascesa-e-caduta-dell-039-azienda-che-invent-ograve-il-futuro" class="" >Simulmatics: Ascesa e caduta dell'azienda che inventò il futuro</a> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/11343307" data-workid="11343307" data-title="The-Uprooted-Chronicling-the-Great-Migration" class="" >The Uprooted: Chronicling the Great Migration</a> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/28541980" data-workid="28541980" data-title="A-New-Americanism-Why-a-Nation-Needs-a-National-Story-%5Bjournal-article%5D" class="" >A New Americanism: Why a Nation Needs a National Story [journal article]</a> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/26707585" data-workid="26707585" data-title="%22A%22-Is-for-American-Letters-and-Other-Characters-in-the-Newly-United-States" class="" >"A" Is for American: Letters and Other Characters in the Newly United States</a> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/26126168" data-workid="26126168" data-title="Edgar-Allen-Poe-Tales-Mysteries-Contrivances" class="" >Edgar Allen Poe Tales, Mysteries & Contrivances</a> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/6223934" data-workid="6223934" data-title="Goodbye-Columbus-When-America-won-its-independence-what-became-of-the-slaves-who-fled-for-theirs-in-The-New-Yorker" class="" >'Goodbye, Columbus. When America won its independence, what became of the slaves who fled for theirs?' in The New…</a> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/12879760" data-workid="12879760" data-title="New-Understandings-of-Wampanoag-Country-in-the-Seventeenth-Century" class="" >New Understandings of Wampanoag Country in the Seventeenth Century.</a> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/12879756" data-workid="12879756" data-title="Remembering-American-Frontiers-King-Philips-War-and-the-American-Imagination" class="" >Remembering American Frontiers: King Philip's War and the American Imagination.</a> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/12879752" data-workid="12879752" data-title="The-Fatal-Consequences-of-Literacy-John-Sassamon-Praying-Indians-and-the-Origins-of-King-Philips-War" class="" >The Fatal Consequences of Literacy: John Sassamon, Praying Indians, and the Origins of King Philip's War.</a> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/23440089" data-workid="23440089" data-title="The-Lingering-of-Loss" class="" >The Lingering of Loss</a> <span class="copies note">1 copy</span></div></div></div></div><div class="flex_center"><a value="Work Explorer " value="Work Explorer " class="func_lt2_display_ui lt2button btn btn_rollover_primary btn-lozenge extra_top_space_half btn-sm btn-default" type="button" role="button" href="/author/leporejill/workexplorer" ><span class="btntxt">Work Explorer <i class="fa-solid fa-angle-right"></i></span></a></div></span></section><section class="w_a_section" id="section_alsoby" ><h2 class="lt_turndown" id="u_f5a2" data-caret-id="tdc_u_f5a2" data-hidden-id="tdh_u_4393" data-visible="1" onclick="lt.newauthor.saveSticky("alsoby", event);;lt.turndown_toggle(this, event);" href="javascript:void(0);" data-duration="200" data-name="alsoby" data-group="worksections" ><i class="fa-solid fa-chevron-up turndown_indicator" id="tdc_u_f5a2" data-turndown-style="chevron" ></i>Associated Works</h2><span id="tdh_u_4393" ><a name="alsoby"></a><div class="worklist"><div id="u_1d8aadfe" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/14961780" data-workid="14961780" data-title="The-40s-The-Story-of-a-Decade" class="" >The 40s: The Story of a Decade</a> <span class="date">(2014)</span> — Contributor — <span class="copies note">290 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 5 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/26431206" data-workid="26431206" data-title="The-Matter-of-Black-Lives-Writing-from-The-New-Yorker" class="" >The Matter of Black Lives: Writing from The New Yorker</a> <span class="date">(2021)</span> — Contributor — <span class="copies note">100 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/2933958" data-workid="2933958" data-title="Slavery-in-New-York" class="" >Slavery in New York</a> <span class="date">(2005)</span> — Contributor — <span class="copies note">90 copies</span><span class="reviews note">, 2 reviews</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/1591947" data-workid="1591947" data-title="Contact-Points-American-Frontiers-from-the-Mohawk-Valley-to-the-Mississippi-1750-1830" class="" >Contact Points: American Frontiers from the Mohawk Valley to the Mississippi, 1750-1830</a> <span class="date">(1998)</span> — Contributor — <span class="copies note">44 copies</span></div><div class="ltil_item " > <a href="/work/23440386" data-workid="23440386" data-title="The-Best-American-Magazine-Writing-2019" class="" >The Best American Magazine Writing 2019</a> <span class="date">(2019)</span> — Contributor — <span class="copies note">12 copies</span></div></div></div></span></section><section class="w_a_section" id="section_tags" ><h2 class="lt_turndown" id="u_ea29" data-caret-id="tdc_u_ea29" data-hidden-id="tdh_u_da13" data-visible="1" 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href="/tag/New%20England" target="_top">New England</a><span class="count"> (40)</span> </span> <span class="tag" style="font-size: 0.8em;"><a href="/tag/New%20York" target="_top">New York</a><span class="count"> (29)</span> </span> <span class="tag" style="font-size: 2.6em;"><a href="/tag/non-fiction" target="_top">non-fiction</a><span class="count"> (571)</span> </span> <span class="tag" style="font-size: 2.1em;"><a href="/tag/politics" target="_top">politics</a><span class="count"> (130)</span> </span> <span class="tag" style="font-size: 1.1em;"><a href="/tag/pop%20culture" target="_top">pop culture</a><span class="count"> (47)</span> </span> <span class="tag" style="font-size: 1.1em;"><a href="/tag/read" target="_top">read</a><span class="count"> (50)</span> </span> <span class="tag" style="font-size: 1.3em;"><b><a href="/tag/slavery" target="_top">slavery</a></b><span class="count"> (66)</span> </span> <span class="tag" style="font-size: 1em;"><a href="/tag/superheroes" 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I did not expect to learn so much from this book.</div class="" ><span id="rate-u_637dd133" title="4 Stars" aria-title="4 Stars" class="rating rating-style-306 " data-fn="ratingWidget_fromSettingsA" ><span class="rw"><input type="hidden" value="8" name="form_rating" id="form_rating"/></span><i data-rating_value="2" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="4" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="6" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="7" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="10" class=" fas fa-star empty" ></i></span></div><div id="rfd_274877078" class="reviewFlagDialogBox"></div><div class="commentFooter"><span class="reviewMods"><span class="reviewVoteInfo"><span class="reviewVoteCount" id="rvc_274877078"> </span> </span><span class="reviewFlags"><div id="reviewflags_given_274877078" class="reviewflags_given hideme">Flagged<span id="rfi1_274877078" class="hideme" > <i title="Flagged as not a review" class="fas fa-flag-alt reviewflags_notreview"></i></span><span id="rfi2_274877078" class="hideme" > <i title="Flagged as abuse" class="fas fa-flag-alt reviewflags_abuse"></i></span></span></div><span id="rfrf_274877078"> </span></span></span> <span class="controlItems ci3"><a href="/profile/aysonohbata" target="_top">aysonohbata</a> | <a href="/work/15159827/reviews" data-workid="15159827" data-title="The-Secret-History-of-Wonder-Woman" class="" >63 other reviews</a> | Nov 8, 2024 | <a href="/review/274877078"><i class="fas fa-link"></i></a></span> </div></div></div><div class="bookReview"><div class="bookReview_content"><div id="brtext_273965991" class="commentText brslop"><div class="brev_cover"><a href="/work/21402769" data-workid="21402769" data-title="These-Truths-A-History-of-the-United-States" class="" ><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0393635244.01._SX100_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" srcset="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0393635244.01._SX200_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 2x, https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0393635244.01._SX300_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 3x" class="bookReview_cover cover" /></a></div><div class="commentHeader"><div class="postinfo"><a href="/work/21402769" data-workid="21402769" data-title="These-Truths-A-History-of-the-United-States" class="" >These Truths: A History of the United States</a> by <a href="/author/leporejill">Jill Lepore</a></div></div><div class="showmore" id="u_bc5d4783" >Really uneven, especially as it moves into the 20th & 21st centuries. Much of it is straightforward and valuable history, respecting and emphasizing the perspective of the oppressed and marginalized while never delving into the kind of preaching that characterizes writers like Zinn & Loewen. But then there are times when she's really transparently using the past to talk about the immediate present; even as someone who obviously shares her political views, this is pretty off-putting. <u class="showmore_hide">She's not necessarily wrong about those connections, though some of them have the aroma of picked cherries. But they take you out of the sense that you're reading history, the same way that a poorly written novel keeps jarring you out of the story itself.<br><br>If you're really into history, and really want a comprehensive survey of the US's history from the arrival of the Europeans to, like, last year, then I suppose this is your book. But unless you really want that exact combination of things, honestly, there are probably better ways to spend your time.</u><span class="showmore_showlink">… (<a href="#" onclick="showMore('u_bc5d4783');">more</a>)</span></div class="" ><span id="rate-u_d9d44dba" title="3 Stars" aria-title="3 Stars" class="rating rating-style-306 " data-fn="ratingWidget_fromSettingsA" ><span class="rw"><input type="hidden" value="6" name="form_rating" id="form_rating"/></span><i data-rating_value="2" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="4" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="5" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="8" class=" fas fa-star empty" ></i><i data-rating_value="10" class=" fas fa-star empty" ></i></span></div><div id="rfd_273965991" class="reviewFlagDialogBox"></div><div class="commentFooter"><span class="reviewMods"><span class="reviewVoteInfo"><span class="reviewVoteCount" id="rvc_273965991"> </span> </span><span class="reviewFlags"><div id="reviewflags_given_273965991" class="reviewflags_given hideme">Flagged<span id="rfi1_273965991" class="hideme" > <i title="Flagged as not a review" class="fas fa-flag-alt reviewflags_notreview"></i></span><span id="rfi2_273965991" class="hideme" > <i title="Flagged as abuse" class="fas fa-flag-alt reviewflags_abuse"></i></span></span></div><span id="rfrf_273965991"> </span></span></span> <span class="controlItems ci3"><a href="/profile/spoko" target="_top">spoko</a> | <a href="/work/21402769/reviews" data-workid="21402769" data-title="These-Truths-A-History-of-the-United-States" class="" >41 other reviews</a> | Oct 24, 2024 | <a href="/review/273965991"><i class="fas fa-link"></i></a></span> </div></div></div><div class="bookReview"><div class="bookReview_content"><div id="brtext_203270007" class="commentText brslop"><div class="brev_cover"><a href="/work/13994426" data-workid="13994426" data-title="Book-of-Ages-The-Life-and-Opinions-of-Jane-Franklin" class="" ><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0307958345.01._SX100_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" srcset="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0307958345.01._SX200_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 2x, https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0307958345.01._SX300_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 3x" class="bookReview_cover cover" /></a></div><div class="commentHeader"><div class="postinfo"><a href="/work/13994426" data-workid="13994426" data-title="Book-of-Ages-The-Life-and-Opinions-of-Jane-Franklin" class="" >Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin</a> by <a href="/author/leporejill">Jill Lepore</a></div></div><div class="showmore" id="u_3f826748" >The Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin<br>A Biography by Jill LePore<br>This delightful and surprising book about Ben Franklin鈥檚 little sister Jane<br>throws a light on life in colonial America. Benny and Jenny exchanged<br>frequent letters for over 63 years despite rarely seeing each other in<br>person. Jane Mecom was the mother of 12 children and faced years of<br>poverty. She shared domestic news and also kept Franklin informed about<br>public opinion when he was <u class="showmore_hide">abroad. This book is a rare opportunity to hear<br>what life was like for a colonial woman and to wonder what her life could<br>have been if there had there been as many opportunities for Jane as there<br>were for Ben.<br>Reviewed by Mary Davies</u><span class="showmore_showlink">… (<a href="#" onclick="showMore('u_3f826748');">more</a>)</span></div class="" ></div><div id="rfd_203270007" class="reviewFlagDialogBox"></div><div class="commentFooter"><span class="reviewMods"><span class="reviewVoteInfo"><span class="reviewVoteCount" id="rvc_203270007"> </span> </span><span class="reviewFlags"><div id="reviewflags_given_203270007" class="reviewflags_given hideme">Flagged<span id="rfi1_203270007" class="hideme" > <i title="Flagged as not a review" class="fas fa-flag-alt reviewflags_notreview"></i></span><span id="rfi2_203270007" class="hideme" > <i title="Flagged as abuse" class="fas fa-flag-alt reviewflags_abuse"></i></span></span></div><span id="rfrf_203270007"> </span></span></span> <span class="controlItems ci3"><a href="/profile/HH_Library" target="_top">HH_Library</a> | <a href="/work/13994426/reviews" data-workid="13994426" data-title="Book-of-Ages-The-Life-and-Opinions-of-Jane-Franklin" class="" >34 other reviews</a> | Aug 13, 2024 | <a href="/review/203270007"><i class="fas fa-link"></i></a></span> </div></div></div><div class="bookReview"><div class="bookReview_content"><div id="brtext_265349301" class="commentText brslop"><div class="brev_cover"><a href="/work/24702986" data-workid="24702986" data-title="If-Then-How-the-Simulmatics-Corporation-Invented-the-Future" class="" ><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/1631496107.01._SX100_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" srcset="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/1631496107.01._SX200_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 2x, https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/1631496107.01._SX300_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 3x" class="bookReview_cover cover" /></a></div><div class="commentHeader"><div class="postinfo"><a href="/work/24702986" data-workid="24702986" data-title="If-Then-How-the-Simulmatics-Corporation-Invented-the-Future" class="" >If Then: How the Simulmatics Corporation Invented…</a> by <a href="/author/leporejill">Jill Lepore</a></div></div><div class="showmore" id="u_60889938" >Lepore's exploration of the Simulmatics Corporation is mildly interesting, but from reading this book I only had a superficial grasp of the actual analyses that Simultatics did, how it actually informed political decisions by the Kennedy campaign (I gather it didn't have much of an impact on campaign decisions), and the legacy of its analysis on subsequent work. The sense I get is that this company is merely an interesting footnote in the history of applied quantitative political science, <u class="showmore_hide">that it made outsized claims for its insights, and it is probably more interesting for how applied social scientists ripped off people rather than paving the way for Facebook and Cambridge Analytica.</u><span class="showmore_showlink">… (<a href="#" onclick="showMore('u_60889938');">more</a>)</span></div class="" ><span id="rate-u_ca854c32" title="3 Stars" aria-title="3 Stars" class="rating rating-style-306 " data-fn="ratingWidget_fromSettingsA" ><span class="rw"><input type="hidden" value="6" name="form_rating" id="form_rating"/></span><i data-rating_value="2" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="4" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="5" class="fas fa-star selected" ></i><i data-rating_value="8" class=" fas fa-star empty" ></i><i data-rating_value="10" class=" fas fa-star empty" 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data-title="Book-of-Ages-The-Life-and-Opinions-of-Jane-Franklin" target="_top" class="" >Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin</a> (<a href="/award/238.5.8.2013/National-Book-Award-Finalist-Nonfiction-2013">Finalist – Nonfiction – 2013</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218108"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/f8/20/f8201870088a47b6376544a7277424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/11/1000-Books-to-Read-Before-You-Die" class="" >1000 Books to Read Before You Die</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_0fad27f5" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/13994426" data-workid="13994426" data-title="Book-of-Ages-The-Life-and-Opinions-of-Jane-Franklin" target="_top" class="" >Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin</a> (<a href="/award/11.0.0.2018/1000-Books-to-Read-Before-You-Die-2018">2018</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218176"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/8b/32/8b32135675b49526371384c6d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/76/Pulitzer-Prize" class="" >Pulitzer Prize</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_c05c9d9a" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/18058" data-workid="18058" data-title="New-York-Burning-Liberty-Slavery-and-Conspiracy-in-Eighteenth-Century-Manhattan" target="_top" class="" >New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan</a> (<a href="/award/76.5.250.2006/Pulitzer-Prize-Finalist-History-2006">Finalist – History – 2006</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10242014"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/a5/a5/a5a54ae8969d3b46370625a7377424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/1483/Independent-Publisher-Book-Awards" class="" >Independent Publisher Book Awards</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_f2b7a501" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/10391559" data-workid="10391559" data-title="The-Whites-of-Their-Eyes-The-Tea-Partys-Revolution-and-the-Battle-over-American-History" target="_top" class="" >The Whites of Their Eyes: The Tea Party's Revolution and the Battle over American History</a> (<a href="/award/1483.65.250.2011/Independent-Publisher-Book-Awards-Gold-History-2011">Gold – History – 2011</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218249"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/e6/66/e666cfac4a9e49e636d63716d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/154/Locus-Award" class="" >Locus Award</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_a8c9a92e" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/15159827" data-workid="15159827" data-title="The-Secret-History-of-Wonder-Woman" target="_top" class="" >The Secret History of Wonder Woman</a> (<a href="/award/154.5.10.2015/Locus-Award-Finalist-Non-Fiction-2015">Finalist – Non-Fiction – 2015</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218314"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/ca/a1/caa110b5d127ab96367472b7377424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/232/Booklist-Editors-Choice-Adult-Books" class="" >Booklist Editor's Choice: Adult Books</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_46fcef44" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/15159827" data-workid="15159827" data-title="The-Secret-History-of-Wonder-Woman" target="_top" class="" >The Secret History of Wonder Woman</a> (<a href="/award/232.0.3235.2015/Booklist-Editors-Choice-Adult-Books-Arts-and-Literature-2015">Arts and Literature – 2015</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/13994426" data-workid="13994426" data-title="Book-of-Ages-The-Life-and-Opinions-of-Jane-Franklin" target="_top" class="" >Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin</a> (<a href="/award/232.0.1487.2013/Booklist-Editors-Choice-Adult-Books-Biography-2013">Biography – 2013</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/12474293" data-workid="12474293" data-title="The-Mansion-of-Happiness-A-History-of-Life-and-Death" target="_top" class="" >The Mansion of Happiness: A History of Life and Death</a> (<a href="/award/232.0.250.2012/Booklist-Editors-Choice-Adult-Books-History-2012">History – 2012</a>)</div><div id="u_4fc4de69" class="rolldown" data-action="slide" data-more="show more" data-less="show less" data-all="show all 4" ><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/18058" data-workid="18058" data-title="New-York-Burning-Liberty-Slavery-and-Conspiracy-in-Eighteenth-Century-Manhattan" target="_top" class="" >New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan</a> (<a href="/award/232.0.250.2005/Booklist-Editors-Choice-Adult-Books-History-2005">History – 2005</a>)</div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218141"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/e1/2e/e12e92176533531636a49426d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/43/Notable-Books-List" class="" >Notable Books List</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_196f83a2" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/15159827" data-workid="15159827" data-title="The-Secret-History-of-Wonder-Woman" target="_top" class="" >The Secret History of Wonder Woman</a> (<a href="/award/43.0.8.2015/Notable-Books-List-Nonfiction-2015">Nonfiction – 2015</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/18058" data-workid="18058" data-title="New-York-Burning-Liberty-Slavery-and-Conspiracy-in-Eighteenth-Century-Manhattan" target="_top" class="" >New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan</a> (<a href="/award/43.0.0.2006/Notable-Books-List-2006">2006</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10442924"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/e0/b7/e0b7e94889b90e26374706d3641424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/15142/NPR-Books-We-Love" class="" >NPR: Books We Love</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_08e21ba8" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/21402769" data-workid="21402769" data-title="These-Truths-A-History-of-the-United-States" target="_top" class="" >These Truths: A History of the United States</a> (<a href="/award/15142.0.0.2018/NPR-Books-We-Love-2018">2018</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/17029410" data-workid="17029410" data-title="Joe-Goulds-Teeth" target="_top" class="" >Joe Gould's Teeth</a> (<a href="/award/15142.0.0.2016/NPR-Books-We-Love-2016">2016</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/15159827" data-workid="15159827" data-title="The-Secret-History-of-Wonder-Woman" target="_top" class="" >The Secret History of Wonder Woman</a> (<a href="/award/15142.0.0.2014/NPR-Books-We-Love-2014">2014</a>)</div><div id="u_6d1dabc4" class="rolldown" data-action="slide" data-more="show more" data-less="show less" data-all="show all 4" ><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/13994426" data-workid="13994426" data-title="Book-of-Ages-The-Life-and-Opinions-of-Jane-Franklin" target="_top" class="" >Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin</a> (<a href="/award/15142.0.0.2013/NPR-Books-We-Love-2013">2013</a>)</div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218778"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/99/00/9900a5827c57c746367572b7377424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/953/Boston-Globe-Best-Book" class="" >Boston Globe Best Book</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_3a73c86f" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/13994426" data-workid="13994426" data-title="Book-of-Ages-The-Life-and-Opinions-of-Jane-Franklin" target="_top" class="" >Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin</a> (<a href="/award/953.0.8.2013/Boston-Globe-Best-Book-Nonfiction-2013">Nonfiction – 2013</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218198"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/d6/09/d6097ae45036db96369614e6d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/100/Time-Magazines-Best-Books-of-the-Year" class="" >Time Magazine's Best Books of the Year</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_831ea177" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/21402769" data-workid="21402769" data-title="These-Truths-A-History-of-the-United-States" target="_top" class="" >These Truths: A History of the United States</a> (<a href="/award/100.0.2270.2018/Time-Magazines-Best-Books-of-the-Year-Non-fiction-6-2018">Non-fiction (6) – 2018</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/13994426" data-workid="13994426" data-title="Book-of-Ages-The-Life-and-Opinions-of-Jane-Franklin" target="_top" class="" >Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin</a> (<a href="/award/100.0.2243.2013/Time-Magazines-Best-Books-of-the-Year-Non-fiction-1-2013">Non-fiction (1) – 2013</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218191"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/9c/e3/9ce3edbd4599d7d6372734c6d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/94/The-New-York-Times-Notable-Books-of-the-Year" class="" >The New York Times Notable Books of the Year</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_f0ddb3e9" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/21402769" data-workid="21402769" data-title="These-Truths-A-History-of-the-United-States" target="_top" class="" >These Truths: A History of the United States</a> (<a href="/award/94.0.7838.2018/The-New-York-Times-Notable-Books-of-the-Year-Nonfiction-History-2018">Nonfiction - History – 2018</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10219053"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/bf/b1/bfb1c1ba631a03a636f69527141424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/1598/Arthur-Ross-Book-Award" class="" >Arthur Ross Book Award</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_4c2ce951" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/21402769" data-workid="21402769" data-title="These-Truths-A-History-of-the-United-States" target="_top" class="" >These Truths: A History of the United States</a> (<a href="/award/1598.68.8397.2019/Arthur-Ross-Book-Award-Gold-Medal-Gold-Medal-2019">Gold Medal – Gold Medal – 2019</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10240197"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/02/79/0279684d9107fdd636874453551424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/1403/Andrew-Carnegie-Medals-for-Excellence-in-Fiction-and-Nonfiction" class="" >Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_7379260f" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/15159827" data-workid="15159827" data-title="The-Secret-History-of-Wonder-Woman" target="_top" class="" >The Secret History of Wonder Woman</a> (<a href="/award/1403.3.8.2015/Andrew-Carnegie-Medals-for-Excellence-in-Fiction-and-Nonfiction-Longlist-Nonfiction-2015">Longlist – Nonfiction – 2015</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/13994426" data-workid="13994426" data-title="Book-of-Ages-The-Life-and-Opinions-of-Jane-Franklin" target="_top" class="" >Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin</a> (<a href="/award/1403.3.8.2014/Andrew-Carnegie-Medals-for-Excellence-in-Fiction-and-Nonfiction-Longlist-Nonfiction-2014">Longlist – Nonfiction – 2014</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/12474293" data-workid="12474293" data-title="The-Mansion-of-Happiness-A-History-of-Life-and-Death" target="_top" class="" >The Mansion of Happiness: A History of Life and Death</a> (<a href="/award/1403.5.8.2013/Andrew-Carnegie-Medals-for-Excellence-in-Fiction-and-Nonfiction-Finalist-Nonfiction-2013">Finalist – Nonfiction – 2013</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"></div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/1177/Financial-Times-and-Schroders-Business-Book-of-the-Year" class="" >Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_26dbe4eb" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/24702986" data-workid="24702986" data-title="If-Then-How-the-Simulmatics-Corporation-Invented-the-Future" target="_top" class="" >If Then: How the Simulmatics Corporation Invented the Future</a> (<a href="/award/1177.4.0.2020/Financial-Times-and-Schroders-Business-Book-of-the-Year-Shortlist-2020">Shortlist – 2020</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218694"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/64/c0/64c082c2d741810636f55326d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/786/Anisfield-Wolf-Book-Award" class="" >Anisfield-Wolf Book Award</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_2360f298" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/18058" data-workid="18058" data-title="New-York-Burning-Liberty-Slavery-and-Conspiracy-in-Eighteenth-Century-Manhattan" target="_top" class="" >New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan</a> (<a href="/award/786.0.5.2006/Anisfield-Wolf-Book-Award-Fiction-2006">Fiction – 2006</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218263"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/66/b0/66b0ca885f0d6ef63766f6d6d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/175/Kirkus-Reviews-Best-Book-of-the-Year" class="" >Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_28d2d65f" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/24702986" data-workid="24702986" data-title="If-Then-How-the-Simulmatics-Corporation-Invented-the-Future" target="_top" class="" >If Then: How the Simulmatics Corporation Invented the Future</a> (<a href="/award/175.0.2763.2020/Kirkus-Reviews-Best-Book-of-the-Year-Big-Picture-History-Books-2020">Big-Picture History Books – 2020</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/21402769" data-workid="21402769" data-title="These-Truths-A-History-of-the-United-States" target="_top" class="" >These Truths: A History of the United States</a> (<a href="/award/175.0.2732.2018/Kirkus-Reviews-Best-Book-of-the-Year-History-Books-2018">History Books – 2018</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/15159827" data-workid="15159827" data-title="The-Secret-History-of-Wonder-Woman" target="_top" class="" >The Secret History of Wonder Woman</a> (<a href="/award/175.0.8.2014/Kirkus-Reviews-Best-Book-of-the-Year-Nonfiction-2014">Nonfiction – 2014</a>)</div><div id="u_609df913" class="rolldown" data-action="slide" data-more="show more" data-less="show less" data-all="show all 5" ><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/13994426" data-workid="13994426" data-title="Book-of-Ages-The-Life-and-Opinions-of-Jane-Franklin" target="_top" class="" >Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin</a> (<a href="/award/175.0.8.2013/Kirkus-Reviews-Best-Book-of-the-Year-Nonfiction-2013">Nonfiction – 2013</a>)</div><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/12474293" data-workid="12474293" data-title="The-Mansion-of-Happiness-A-History-of-Life-and-Death" target="_top" class="" >The Mansion of Happiness: A History of Life and Death</a> (<a href="/award/175.0.250.2012/Kirkus-Reviews-Best-Book-of-the-Year-History-2012">History – 2012</a>)</div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218991"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/4b/ff/4bff1042d7e8354636a62477377424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/1457/New-York-City-Book-Award" class="" >New York City Book Award</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_1dddaaa2" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/18058" data-workid="18058" data-title="New-York-Burning-Liberty-Slavery-and-Conspiracy-in-Eighteenth-Century-Manhattan" target="_top" class="" >New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan</a> (<a href="/award/1457.0.2169.2005/New-York-City-Book-Award-Book-of-the-Year-2005">Book of the Year – 2005</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10218284"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/68/53/6853ae72d0c57466376596d6d77424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/202/San-Francisco-Chronicle-Best-Book-of-the-Year" class="" >San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_40411643" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/17029410" data-workid="17029410" data-title="Joe-Goulds-Teeth" target="_top" class="" >Joe Gould's Teeth</a> (<a href="/award/202.0.8.2016/San-Francisco-Chronicle-Best-Book-of-the-Year-Nonfiction-2016">Nonfiction – 2016</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"></div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/2140/Ralph-Waldo-Emerson-Award" class="" >Ralph Waldo Emerson Award</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_0a1bb622" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/140634" data-workid="140634" data-title="The-Name-of-War-King-Philips-War-and-the-Origins-of-American-Identity" target="_top" class="" >The Name of War: King Philip's War and the Origins of American Identity</a> (<a href="/award/2140.1.0.1998/Ralph-Waldo-Emerson-Award-Winner-1998">Winner – 1998</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10248097"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/a9/0b/a90b8dbd7e9c3f9637339693551424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div 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class="description smalltext"><div id="u_ac2733a7" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/21402769" data-workid="21402769" data-title="These-Truths-A-History-of-the-United-States" target="_top" class="" >These Truths: A History of the United States</a> (<a href="/award/3724.4.0.2019/Cundill-History-Prize-Shortlist-2019">Shortlist – 2019</a>)</div></div></div></div></div><div class="card"><div class="card_picbox"><a href="/pic/10246806"><img name="picture" border="1" src="https://pics.cdn.librarything.com//picsizes/55/e8/55e87e5ef8363f7637356643551424c41457341_v5.jpg"></a> </div><div class="card_infobox"><div class="card_title"><a href="/award/742/1-000-Books-to-Read-Before-You-Die-Page-A-Day-Calendar" class="" >1,000 Books to Read Before You Die Page-A-Day Calendar</a></div><div class="description smalltext"><div id="u_03f7c816" class="lt_itemlist list"><div class="ltil_item " ><a href="/work/13994426" data-workid="13994426" 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