The Empire of Reason: How Europe Imagined and America Realized the Enlightenment |
Contents
The Enlightenment as an Age of Discovery | 1 |
The Enlightenment Spreads to America | 15 |
The Enlightenment Unveils a New World of Nature | 40 |
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The Empire of Reason: How Europe Imagined and America Realized the Enlightenment Henry Steele Commager No preview available - 2000 |
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