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We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution
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We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution
We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution by Jill Lepore appears in NPR’s 2025 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around nonfiction, staff picks, eye-opening reads, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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