Reading the Early Republic

by Robert A. Ferguson

Reading the Early Republic focuses attention on the forgotten dynamism of thought in the founding era. In every case, the documents, novels, pamphlets, sermons, journals, and slave narratives of the early American nation are richer and more intricate than modern readers have perceived.

Rebellion, slavery, and treason--the mingled stories of the Revolution--still haunt national thought. Robert Ferguson shows that the legacy that made...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 067402236X
• ISBN13: 9780674022362
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 370 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.2"