American Heroes: Profiles of Men and Women Who Shaped Early America"A wise, humane and beautifully written book." —Bret Stephens, Wall Street Journal From the best-selling author of Benjamin Franklin comes this remarkable work that will help redefine our notion of American heroism. Americans have long been obsessed with their heroes, but the men and women dramatically portrayed here are not celebrated for the typical banal reasons contained in Founding Fathers hagiography. Effortlessly challenging those who persist in revering the American history status quo and its tropes and falsehoods, Morgan, now ninety-three, continues to believe that the past is just not the way it seems. |
Contents
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PURITANS WITCHES AND QUAKERS | 21 |
The Unyielding Indian | 39 |
John Winthrops Vision | 54 |
The Puritans and Sex | 61 |
The Problems of a Puritan Heiress | 75 |
The Case against Anne Hutchinson | 90 |
Michael Wigglesworth | 102 |
William Penn | 139 |
Ezra Stiles and Timothy Dwight | 177 |
REVOLUTIONARY LEADERS Chapter Thirteen | 197 |
The End of Franklins Pragmatism | 209 |
Representation | 222 |
Chapter Sixteen | 241 |
The Genius of Perry Miller | 251 |
Acknowledgments | 259 |
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American Heroes: Profiles of Men and Women Who Shaped Early America Edmund S. Morgan Limited preview - 2010 |
American Heroes: Profiles of Men and Women who Shaped Early America Edmund Sears Morgan Limited preview - 2009 |
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