First City Philadelphia and the Forging of Historical Memory Gary B. Nash "A wonderful volume, filled with stories of historical discovery, describing the preservation of Philadelphia's past for the benefit of all. . . . First City is a first-rate piece of historical interpretation that will be a great contribution to America's cultural history."--Journal of the Early Republic "A synthetic history of what is arguably the nation's most historically conscious city. . . . It represents well the tensions and opportunities that await writers seeking to push the craft of history to a...
First City Philadelphia and the Forging of Historical Memory Gary B. Nash "A wonderful volume, filled with stories of historical discovery, describing...
The age of revolution, in which kings were dethroned, radical ideals of human equality embraced, and new constitutions written, was also the age of prophecy. Neither an archaic remnant nor a novel practice, prophecy in the eighteenth century was rooted both in the primitive worldview of the Old Testament and in the vibrant intellectual environment of the philosophers and their political allies, the republicans. In "Doomsayers: Anglo-American Prophecy in the Age of Revolution," Susan Juster examines the culture of prophecy in Great Britain and the United States from 1765 to 1815 side by...
The age of revolution, in which kings were dethroned, radical ideals of human equality embraced, and new constitutions written, was also the age of...
Abraham in Arms War and Gender in Colonial New England Ann M. Little "This innovative and thought-provoking analysis of why New Englanders and Indians went to war, and how they interpreted their experiences in war, effectively reshapes our perspectives of culture and society on the early New England frontier."--Journal of American History "A clearly written, cogently argued book on early American cultural encounters. Highly recommended."--Choice "A creative and fascinating tour-de-force. Sweeping across two centuries of conflict in the colonial Northeast, from the Pequot War of...
Abraham in Arms War and Gender in Colonial New England Ann M. Little "This innovative and thought-provoking analysis of why New Englanders and Indians...
The Poor Indians British Missionaries, Native Americans, and Colonial Sensibility Laura M. Stevens "Stevens has written a thoughtful study of British missionary culture. Most important, she reveals how philanthropy shaped the identity of a transatlantic British public and the ways that identity has resonated from the seventeenth century all the way up to our time."--New England Quarterly "Eloquent and important. . . . This is a work of careful textual analysis that harbors many riches for historians. Stevens's analysis of the discourse of Christian charity will travel well into other...
The Poor Indians British Missionaries, Native Americans, and Colonial Sensibility Laura M. Stevens "Stevens has written a thoughtful study of British ...
On the eve of the American Revolution there existed throughout the British-American colonial world a variety of contradictory expectations about the political process. Not only was there disagreement over the responsibilities of voters and candidates, confusion extended beyond elections to the relationship between elected officials and the populations they served. So varied were people's expectations that it is impossible to talk about a single American political culture in this period. In The Varieties of Political Experience in Eighteenth-Century America, Richard R. Beeman offers an...
On the eve of the American Revolution there existed throughout the British-American colonial world a variety of contradictory expectations about the p...
Focusing on the rich heritage of art-making in the eighteenth century, this lushly illustrated book positions both well-known painters and unknown artisans within the framework of their economic lives, their families, and the geographies through which they moved as they created notable careers and memorable objects. In considering both painting and decorative arts simultaneously, Art in a Season of Revolution departs from standard practice and resituates painters as artisans. Moreover, it gives equal play to the lives of the makers and the lives of the objects, to studying both within...
Focusing on the rich heritage of art-making in the eighteenth century, this lushly illustrated book positions both well-known painters and unknown art...
Liberty on the Waterfront American Maritime Culture in the Age of Revolution Paul A. Gilje Winner of the 2005 SHEAR Book Prize Winner of the 2004 John Lyman Book Award for U.S. Maritime History from the North American Society for Oceanic History "In its ambitious sweep and encyclopedic detail, Gilje's rendering of American maritime culture during the tumultuous century from 1750 to 1850 is unlikely to be surpassed."--William and Mary Quarterly "Liberty on the Waterfront dramatically alters past perceptions of sailors and their worlds afloat and ashore. . . . A broad-based and...
Liberty on the Waterfront American Maritime Culture in the Age of Revolution Paul A. Gilje Winner of the 2005 SHEAR Book Prize Winner of the 2004 John...
Seventeenth-century Indians from the Delaware and lower Hudson valleys organized their lives around small-scale groupings of kin and communities. Living through epidemics, warfare, economic change, and physical dispossession, survivors from these peoples came together in new locations, especially the eighteenth-century Susquehanna and Ohio River valleys. In the process, they did not abandon kin and community orientations, but they increasingly defined a role for themselves as Delaware Indians in early American society.
"Peoples of the River Valleys" offers a fresh interpretation of the...
Seventeenth-century Indians from the Delaware and lower Hudson valleys organized their lives around small-scale groupings of kin and communities. L...
In the middle of the Great Awakening, a group of religious radicals called Moravians came to North America from Germany to pursue ambitious missionary goals. How did the Protestant establishment react to the efforts of this group, which allowed women to preach, practiced alternative forms of marriage, sex, and family life, and believed Jesus could be female? Aaron Spencer Fogleman explains how these views, as well as the Moravians' missionary successes, provoked a vigorous response by Protestant authorities on both sides of the Atlantic.
Based on documents in German, Dutch, and...
In the middle of the Great Awakening, a group of religious radicals called Moravians came to North America from Germany to pursue ambitious mission...
"'Pathbreaking' is an appellation reserved for few books; 'field-changing' is an even rarer designation. Nonetheless Rosemarie Zagarri's Revolutionary Backlash deserves both. She transforms the field of women's history and the standard political narrative that still dominates United States history."--William & Mary Quarterly "Widely researched, gracefully written, and nicely illustrated. . . . A welcome corrective to both the usual women's history (without politics) and traditional political history (without women)."--North Carolina Historical Review "This book makes a...
"'Pathbreaking' is an appellation reserved for few books; 'field-changing' is an even rarer designation. Nonetheless Rosemarie Zagarri's Revolution...
