A New England Prison Diary : Slander, Religion, and Markets in Early America [1 ed.] 9780472028528, 9780472051816

In 1812, New Hampshire shopkeeper Timothy M. Joy abandoned his young family, fleeing the creditors who threatened to imp

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A New England Prison Diary : Slander, Religion, and Markets in Early America [1 ed.]
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The New England Puritans' fascination with the legacy of the Jewish religion has been well documented, but their in

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A classic in the area, originally published in 1901, this book is a survey of the past work in the field of philosophy o

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At the same time, she reconstructs the complex evolution in gender relations which enabled women workers to find a voice

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Catalysts in the birth of evangelicalism, the Moravians supported their religious projects through financial savvy, a di

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In 1782, J. Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur wrote, “What then, is the American, this new man? He is an American, who, leav

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