When I was living in England I found that the more I lived abroad, the more American I discovered I was. - Daniel J. Boorstin

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When I was living in England I found that the more I lived abroad, the more American I discovered I was.

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About Daniel J. Boorstin

Daniel J. Boorstin (1 October 1914 – 28 February 2004) was an American historian, professor, attorney, and author. He served as the director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in 1969-1973 and was the Librarian of Congress from 1975 to 1987. His book trilogy, The Americans: The Colonial Experience, The National Experience, and The Democratic Experience received the Bancroft Prize, the Pulitzer Prize, and the Francis Parkman Prize. In 1989, the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters was bestowed upon him.

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Native Name: Daniel Joseph Boorstin
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