Beyond the Farm : National Ambitions in Rural New England /

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During the first half-century of American independence, a fundamental change in the meaning and morality of ambition emerged in American culture. Long stigmatized as a dangerous passion that led people to pursue fame at the expense of duty, ambition also raised concerns among American Revolutionarie...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Opal, J. M. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2013]
Colección:Early American Studies
Temas:
Ambition > Social aspects > New England > History > 18th century.
Ambition > Social aspects > United States > History > 18th century.
HISTORY > United States > Revolutionary Period (1775-1800).
National characteristics, American > History > 18th century.
Rural population > New England > 18th century.
American Studies.
HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800).
American History.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Prologue: In Search of Ambition
  • Introduction: Ambition and the American Founding
  • 1. Finding Independence
  • 2. Creating Commerce
  • 3. Opening Households
  • 4. Exciting Emulation
  • 5. Seeking Livelihoods
  • 6. Pursuing Distinction
  • Epilogue: Worlds Gained and Lost
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Index

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