Words that Made American History: Colonial times to the 1870'sRichard Nelson Current, John Arthur Garraty Little, Brown, 1965 - United States [1] Colonial times to the 1870's.--[2] Since the Civil War. |
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... American character . Words that made American history in one or another of those senses form the substance of the present volume . To include all such writings would require enough books to fill a good- sized library . Even to include ...
... American character . Words that made American history in one or another of those senses form the substance of the present volume . To include all such writings would require enough books to fill a good- sized library . Even to include ...
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... American history . Estimates of the total number of copies sold vary from 120,000 to 500,000 . The number of readers ... American Affairs , IV . Of the Present Ability of America , with Some Miscellaneous Reflections . Part III ...
... American history . Estimates of the total number of copies sold vary from 120,000 to 500,000 . The number of readers ... American Affairs , IV . Of the Present Ability of America , with Some Miscellaneous Reflections . Part III ...
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... American system of government and the powerful pull exercised upon the American imagination by the existence of rich undeveloped lands to the West . The idea or emotion expressed itself in dozens of ways . The various ra- tionalizations ...
... American system of government and the powerful pull exercised upon the American imagination by the existence of rich undeveloped lands to the West . The idea or emotion expressed itself in dozens of ways . The various ra- tionalizations ...
Contents
JONATHAN EDWARDS The Puritan View | 19 |
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN The Practical Life 32 2222 | 32 |
JOHN WOOLMAN The Humanitarian Spirit | 50 |
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