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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... expect help from local authorities . It is typical of the times and the situation that Sheriff Stephen Greenleaf , the responsible official , refuses a direct order from Lieutenant Governor Hutchinson to disperse the mob around ...
... expect help from local authorities . It is typical of the times and the situation that Sheriff Stephen Greenleaf , the responsible official , refuses a direct order from Lieutenant Governor Hutchinson to disperse the mob around ...
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... expect to die ? " As in most evangelical preaching , understanding comes only out of crisis . On the Death of His Late Majesty , King George II astonishes the reader today mostly in the extent to which its formulaic considerations ...
... expect to die ? " As in most evangelical preaching , understanding comes only out of crisis . On the Death of His Late Majesty , King George II astonishes the reader today mostly in the extent to which its formulaic considerations ...
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... expect that because you have at last acknowledged our independence , we should for such a favor surrender to you our country . " Communications of this sort demonstrate that the collapse of Native- American peoples does not issue from a ...
... expect that because you have at last acknowledged our independence , we should for such a favor surrender to you our country . " Communications of this sort demonstrate that the collapse of Native- American peoples does not issue from a ...
Contents
What Is Enlightenment? Some American Answers | 22 |
Religious Voices | 44 |
Writing the Revolution | 80 |
Copyright | |
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