After the Revolution: Profiles of Early American Culture
Through portraits of four figures—Charles Willson Peale, Hugh Henry Brackenridge, William Dunlap, and Noah Webster—Joseph Ellis provides a unique perspective on the role of culture in post-Revolutionary America, both its high expectations and its frustrations.Each life is fascinating in its own...
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Through portraits of four figures—Charles Willson Peale, Hugh Henry Brackenridge, William Dunlap, and Noah Webster—Joseph Ellis provides a unique perspective on the role of culture in post-Revolutionary America, both its high expectations and its frustrations.Each life is fascinating in its own right, and each is used to brightly illuminate the historical context.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780393322330 (0393322335)
ASIN: 393322335
Publish date: March 17th 2002
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English