Skepticism and American Faith: from the Revolution to the Civil War 0190494379, 9780190494377

Imperial Republics: Revolution, War and Territorial Expansion from the English Civil War to the French Revolution 9781442695863

Imperial Republics is a sophisticated, wide-ranging examination of the intellectual origins of republican movements, and

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Masterful Women: Slaveholding Widows from the American Revolution Through the Civil War 0807828599, 9780807828595

Many early-nineteenth-century slaveholders considered themselves "masters" not only over slaves, but also over

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The American Civil War

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Banks and politics in America: from the Revolution to the Civil War 9781400819027, 9780691045078, 9780691005539

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American Zion: The Old Testament as a Political Text from the Revolution to the Civil War 9780300188417

A wide-ranging exploration of early Americans’ use of the Old Testament for political purposes

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The Insanity of Unbelief: A Journalist's Journey from Belief to Skepticism to Deep Faith 9780768488111

How Science and the Supernatural Changed My Life "One day one of my professors asked me if it was true that I was a

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Self-Evident Truths: Contesting Equal Rights from the Revolution to the Civil War 9780300227628

From a distinguished historian, a detailed and compelling examination of how the early Republic struggled with the idea

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Imagining Language in America: From the Revolution to the Civil War [Course Book ed.] 9781400862269

In this study of the rhetoric of American writings on language, Michael Kramer argues that the prevalent critical distin

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The Early Imperial Republic: From the American Revolution to the U.S.–Mexican War 9780812297751

In its first seven decades, the United States transformed from a fledgling seaboard confederation into an imperial jugge

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Loathing Lincoln: An American Tradition from the Civil War to the Present 0807153850, 9780807153857

While most Americans count Abraham Lincoln among the most beloved and admired former presidents, a dedicated minority ha

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