The American Plutarch: Jeremy Belknap and the Historian's Dialogue with the Past

by Russell M. Lawson

Creating an unconventional portrait of the life and thought of an Enlightenment historian and scientist, this study focuses upon Jeremy Belknap's letters, journals, and essays, which provide a clear sense of how a dialogue with the past can yield an appreciation of life and acceptance of self. Author of the three volume History of New Hampshire and the two volume American Biography, Jeremy Belknap (1744-1798) was the American Plutarch...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275963365
• ISBN13: 9780275963361
• Release Date: August 1998
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.6"