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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... tells Jefferson , " whenever in my power , to avoid becoming the draughtsman of papers to be reviewed by a public body . " This comment frames the anecdote , creating a strange inversion . In Franklin's telling , sound justifies silence ...
... tells Jefferson , " whenever in my power , to avoid becoming the draughtsman of papers to be reviewed by a public body . " This comment frames the anecdote , creating a strange inversion . In Franklin's telling , sound justifies silence ...
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... tells Priestley that " this whole chapter in the history of man is new , " he means that ideas have succeeded in transforming the nature of revolutionary America . Belief in a different American future qualifies the relevance of the ...
... tells Priestley that " this whole chapter in the history of man is new , " he means that ideas have succeeded in transforming the nature of revolutionary America . Belief in a different American future qualifies the relevance of the ...
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... tells federal representatives , " restrain your people if they do wrong . " Manifestly , the weak United States ... tell us so ; that those of our nation who have become your children , and have determined to die so , may know what to do ...
... tells federal representatives , " restrain your people if they do wrong . " Manifestly , the weak United States ... tell us so ; that those of our nation who have become your children , and have determined to die so , may know what to do ...
Contents
What Is Enlightenment? Some American Answers | 22 |
Religious Voices | 44 |
Writing the Revolution | 80 |
Copyright | |
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