The American Enlightenment, 1750-1820This 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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... Adams asks . “ Who can write it ? Who will ever be able to write it ? " Jefferson's response is blunt and to the point : " Who can write it ? And who ever will be able to write it ? Nobody ; except merely its external facts . " Of ...
... Adams asks . “ Who can write it ? Who will ever be able to write it ? " Jefferson's response is blunt and to the point : " Who can write it ? And who ever will be able to write it ? Nobody ; except merely its external facts . " Of ...
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... Adams , gives the same image a more negative twist . “ Is the Nineteenth Century to be a Contrast to the Eighteenth ? " he asks Jefferson two years later . " Is it to extinguish all the Lights of its Predecessor ? " Of all the founders ...
... Adams , gives the same image a more negative twist . “ Is the Nineteenth Century to be a Contrast to the Eighteenth ? " he asks Jefferson two years later . " Is it to extinguish all the Lights of its Predecessor ? " Of all the founders ...
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... Adams explains in 1776 , writing to his cousin Zabdiel Adams , “ but it is religion and morality alone which can establish the princi- ples upon which freedom can securely stand . " For most revolutionary Ameri- cans , history is still ...
... Adams explains in 1776 , writing to his cousin Zabdiel Adams , “ but it is religion and morality alone which can establish the princi- ples upon which freedom can securely stand . " For most revolutionary Ameri- cans , history is still ...
Contents
What Is Enlightenment? Some American Answers | 22 |
Religious Voices | 44 |
Writing the Revolution | 80 |
Copyright | |
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