Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

Bestselling historian Peter Moore traces how Enlightenment ideas were exported from Britain and put into practice in America - where they became the most successful export of all time, the American Dream

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''Wonderfully absorbing and stimulating'' SARAH BAKEWELL

Enlightenment Britain was ablaze with ...