The American Enlightenment, 1750-1820Harvard University Press, 1997 - 220 страница This concise literary history of the American Enlightenment captures the varied and conflicting voices of religious and political conviction in the decades when the new nation was formed. Robert Ferguson's trenchant interpretation yields new understanding of this pivotal period for American culture. |
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... ship . Even George Washington looms larger for his writings - his circular on leaving the army in 1783 and his presidential farewell in 1796 . - The primacy of writing appears in crucial moments of self - assertion . John Adams , amidst ...
... ship . Even George Washington looms larger for his writings - his circular on leaving the army in 1783 and his presidential farewell in 1796 . - The primacy of writing appears in crucial moments of self - assertion . John Adams , amidst ...
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... ship in Boston responds by putting nonimportation on a more coercive footing , the whole question of a free and united colonial spirit becomes inextricably involved . The tragedy of February 22 , 1770 , partakes of this larger battle ...
... ship in Boston responds by putting nonimportation on a more coercive footing , the whole question of a free and united colonial spirit becomes inextricably involved . The tragedy of February 22 , 1770 , partakes of this larger battle ...
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... ( ship ) , 174 Pickering , Timothy , 126 Pinckney , Charles , 142 , 184 Pinckney , Eliza Lucas , 184-186 Pinckney , Thomas , 185 Pitt , William , 97 plain style ( in writing ) , 143 Pleasants , Robert , 158 , 170 poetry , early American ...
... ( ship ) , 174 Pickering , Timothy , 126 Pinckney , Charles , 142 , 184 Pinckney , Eliza Lucas , 184-186 Pinckney , Thomas , 185 Pitt , William , 97 plain style ( in writing ) , 143 Pleasants , Robert , 158 , 170 poetry , early American ...
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What Is Enlightenment? Some American Answers | 22 |
Religious Voices | 44 |
Writing the Revolution | 80 |
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