The Second Great Awakening and the Transcendentalists

by Barry Hankins

Book Overview

Beginning with overviews of the Second Great Awakening and Transcendentalism, Hankins details the wider impact these spiritual revolutions had on antebellum America's social, political, racial, and gender matters. Twenty-four concise and informative biographical sketches follow, providing glimpses into the lives of key figures from the period, such as Transcendentalist Amos Bronson Alcott, feminist pioneer Susan B. Anthony, clergyman Lyman Beecher,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313318484
• ISBN13: 9780313318481
• Release Date: March 2004
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.5"