John Witherspoon and the founding of the American republic /

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Jeffry H. Morrison offers readers the first comprehensive look at the political thought and career of John Witherspoon, a Scottish Presbyterian minister and one of America's most influential and overlooked founding fathers. Witherspoon was an active member of the Continental Congress, was the o...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Morrison, Jeffry H., 1961-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Notre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press, ©2005.
Temas:
Witherspoon, John, > 1723-1794.
Witherspoon, John, > 1723-1794 > Political and social views.
Witherspoon, John, > 1723-1794
Witherspoon, John.
United States. > Declaration of Independence > Signers > Biography.
États-Unis. > Declaration of Independence > Signataires > Biographies.
Declaration of Independence (United States)
1775-1783
Statesmen > United States > Biography.
Presbyterian Church > United States > Clergy > Biography.
Hommes d'État > États-Unis > Biographies.
HISTORY > United States > Colonial Period (1600-1775)
Political and social views
Politics and government
Presbyterian Church > Clergy
Statesmen
Politiek.
Kerk en staat.
United States > Politics and government > 1775-1783.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1775-1783.
United States
Verenigde Staten.
Biographies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Forgotten founder
  • "The public interest of religion" : virtue, religion, and the republic
  • "Plain common sense" : educating patriots at Princeton
  • "An animated Son of Liberty" : revolution
  • "An equal republican constitution" : confederation, union, and nationhood
  • John Witherspoon and early American political thought
  • Appendix A. Witherspoon and the debate in Congress on independence, July 1776
  • Appendix B. Dating the "Sermon delivered at a public thanksgiving after peace," 1782.

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