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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Page 17
... success of 1776. The Continental Congress , he reminds Jefferson in 1815 , “ compared Notes , engaged in discussions and debates and formed Results by one Vote and by two Votes , which went out to the World as unanimous . " The purpose ...
... success of 1776. The Continental Congress , he reminds Jefferson in 1815 , “ compared Notes , engaged in discussions and debates and formed Results by one Vote and by two Votes , which went out to the World as unanimous . " The purpose ...
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... success will be more superficial success . The same appropriation of revivalism into Enlightenment thought that supplies a more amiable , inclu- sive theory of union necessarily qualifies reformist fervor . In the transforma- tion of ...
... success will be more superficial success . The same appropriation of revivalism into Enlightenment thought that supplies a more amiable , inclu- sive theory of union necessarily qualifies reformist fervor . In the transforma- tion of ...
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... success of those negotiations has something to do with her decision to speak and write in nonpartisan terms . Fully ... successful woman of the period , political articulation on major issues is rarely part of an independent engagement ...
... success of those negotiations has something to do with her decision to speak and write in nonpartisan terms . Fully ... successful woman of the period , political articulation on major issues is rarely part of an independent engagement ...
Contents
What Is Enlightenment? Some American Answers | 22 |
Religious Voices | 44 |
Writing the Revolution | 80 |
Copyright | |
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