The American Enlightenment, 1750-1820Harvard University Press, 1997 - 220 halaman 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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... received history . Christopher Seider would be remembered today as the first martyr of his country were it not for Crispus Attucks , Samuel Maverick , James Caldwell , Samuel Gray , and Patrick Carr , who die more dramatically two weeks ...
... received history . Christopher Seider would be remembered today as the first martyr of his country were it not for Crispus Attucks , Samuel Maverick , James Caldwell , Samuel Gray , and Patrick Carr , who die more dramatically two weeks ...
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... received dogma . At the same time , the realization of self - determination in national ideology has tended to equate philosophical principle with political practice . Since the Revolution claims government by consent of the governed as ...
... received dogma . At the same time , the realization of self - determination in national ideology has tended to equate philosophical principle with political practice . Since the Revolution claims government by consent of the governed as ...
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... received and power assumed are touchstones in measuring the growth of a literature of public documents . They also point to the very crux of the Revolution as literary achievement in the records of ultimate foundation , The Declaration ...
... received and power assumed are touchstones in measuring the growth of a literature of public documents . They also point to the very crux of the Revolution as literary achievement in the records of ultimate foundation , The Declaration ...
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What Is Enlightenment? Some American Answers | 22 |
Religious Voices | 44 |
Writing the Revolution | 80 |
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