These Truths

These Truths: A History of the United States by Jill Lepore is a sweeping, deeply researched narrative that traces the political and moral arc of American history. Grounded in the founding ideals of liberty, equality, and democracy—the “truths” Thomas Jefferson declared self-evident—Lepore examines how these principles have been upheld, challenged, and redefined across centuries. From the Revolution and the Constitution to slavery, civil rights, wars, immigration, and the digital age, she weaves together stories of politics, journalism, technology, and ideology to illuminate the nation's ongoing struggle to live up to its founding promises. Both panoramic and intimate, These Truths is a powerful reckoning with the American past and its meaning for the present.