The Creators Summary
Daniel J. Boorstin

Everything you need to understand or teach The Creators by Daniel J. Boorstin.

The Creators Summary & Study Guide

30 The Creators Lessons
20 Activities
180 Multiple Choice Questions
60 Short Essay Questions
20 Essay Questions
Pre-Made Tests and Quizzes
...and more

The Creators Summary

The Creators: A History of Heroes of the Imagination by Daniel J. Boorstin is a collection of descriptions of various creations throughout the history of humanity. This collection includes the creation of various religions, styles of architecture, literature, visual arts, and music. In addition, by explaining how each led into the next creation, Boorstin provides a comprehensive study of how mankind, especially Western civilization, invented and re-invented itself. The Creators: A...

(read more from the Study Guide)

Study Pack

The The Creators Study Pack contains:

The Creators Study Guide

Plot Summary

Chapter Summaries

Free Quiz

Characters

Objects/Places

Themes

Style

Quotes

Topics for Discussion

Daniel J. Boorstin Biographies (2)

Daniel J. Boorstin

1,453 words, approx. 5 pages

American historian Daniel J. Boorstin (born 1914) was a scholar with broad interests, best known as an advocate of a conservative, "consensus" interpretation of American history. He became Librarian o... Read more

Daniel J(oseph) Boorstin

3,420 words, approx. 12 pages

Daniel Joseph Boorstin, leading exponent of the "consensus" view of American history and institutions, was born on 1 October 1914 in Atlanta, Georgia. By the time he was two his father, Samuel Aaron B... Read more

Download the Study Pack