The three-volume work of the American historian and publicist Daniel Boorstin "The Americans" (with the corresponding subtitles - "Colonial Experience", "National Experience" and "Democratic Experience") is a classic study of the history of the formation of American civilization - from the time of the landing of the first European settlers and until the middle of the 20th century. In the author's words, this is a picture of what "American civilization has done to Americans and for Americans." Along with the story about the formation of the American nation, national character, language, culture and statehood, D. Burstin’s work contains a lot of little-known information about the creation of American national wealth, the emergence of mass production of publicly available goods, means of transport, etc. CONTENTS: Changes. Translation by I. Basileva (8). Book one. EVERYPRESENT COMMUNITIES (10).Part one. Enterprising people. Translation by I. Basileva and N. Bubnova (11). Part two. Consumer communities. Translation by T. Shakleina (116). Part three. Statistical communities. Translation by T. Shakleina (207). Part four. Cities are conquering space. Translation by I. Basileva (311). Book two. THE END OF MIRACLES (404).Part five. Equalizing times and spaces. Translation by S. Korsunsky, N. Sorokina and N. Bubnova (406). Part six. Replicating the moment. Translation by N. Bubnova and I. Basileva (468). Book three. Mass culture (526).Part seven. Sophistication in everything. Translation by T. Kuznetsova and A. Gorelova (528). Part eight. Language, knowledge and arts. Translation by M. Litvinova and I. Basileva (571). Book four. THE FUTURE IS JUST ON SCHEDULE (661).Part nine. In search of novelty. Translation by I. Basileva (662). Part ten. Purpose and impulse. Translation by I. Basileva (698).Epilogue. Unknown shores. Translation by I. Basileva (747). Daniel Boorstin and American history. V. Shestakov (749). Comments. V. Oleinik (755). Index of names (818).