Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: The Idea of America: Reflections on Birth of the u.s.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An interview conducted with Pulitzer Prize winner, Gordon S. Wood, author of "The Idea of America: Reflections on the Birth of the United States" about the book. What does it mean to be American? Wood discusses his discoveries and historical understanding of why the American Revolution was most significant event in American history. [36:18]