New England's Crises and Cultural Memory: Literature, Politics, History, Religion, 1620-1860

by John McWilliams

Book Overview

In this magisterial study, John McWilliams traces the development of New England's influential cultural identity. Through written responses to historical crises from early New England through the pre-Civil War period, McWilliams argues that the meaning of 'New England' despite claims for its consistency was continuously reformulated. The significance of past crises was forever being reinterpreted for the purpose of meeting succeeding crises. The crises...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521826837
• ISBN13: 9780521826839
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 380 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.0"