The End of the Myth
2019 book by Greg Grandin
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The End of the Myth: From the Frontier to the Border Wall in the Mind of America is a book written by Greg Grandin, which won 2020's Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction, on the role of the frontier from the American Revolution to the presidential election of 2016.[1]
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| Author | Greg Grandin |
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| Language | English |
| Published | 2019 |
| Publisher | Henry Holt and Company |
| ISBN | 978-1-250-17982-1 |
Reception
The End of the Myth won a 2020 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction, along with Anne Boyer's The Undying: Pain, Vulnerability, Mortality, Medicine, Art, Time, Dreams, Data, Exhaustion, Cancer, and Care.[1]
Ben Ehrenreich described the work as "a powerful and painful book, clear-sighted, meticulous and damning".[2] Benjamin H. Johnson described the book as "arresting and original".[3]