Daniel Joseph Boorstin (October 1, 1914 - February 28, 2004) was a prolific American historian, professor, attorney, and writer. He served as the U.S. Librarian of Congress from 1975 until 1987. Boorstin was born in Atlanta, Georgia and died in Washington, D.C. Boorstin was of Jewish descent. Boorstin graduated with highest honors from Harvard, studied at Balliol College, Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar and earned his PhD. at Yale University. Wikipedia
Politically, Boorstin started out on the left, and was briefly a member of the US Communist party in the 1930s. www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,3604,1159014,00.html
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