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1 online resource |
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What are honor, virtue, and ethics and how did they influence the American revolution? -- The old world meets the new: colonial ethical ideals before the Revolution -- A shared identity: colonial colleges and the shaping of pre-revolutionary thought -- A matter of honor and a test of virtue: riots, boycotts, and resistance during the coming of the Revolution -- Maintaining moral superiority: how ethics defined the early war years -- From tension to victory: overcoming civilian and martial differences on honor and virtue during the later war years -- Expanding ethics: the democratization of honor and virtue in the new republic -- The counterrevolution in American ethics: reinterpretations of the next generations -- March 16, 1824 |
| Summary |
" ... In the early eighteenth century, ideals of honor and virtue were salient aspects of Revolutionary Americans' ideological break from Europe and shared by all ranks of society, from the powdered-wig "founders" to college students, women, and African Americans. Focusing his study primarily on the prominent Americans who came of age before and during the Revolution--notably John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington--Smith shows how a colonial ethical transformation became inseparable from the American Revolution, creating a continuing ethical ideology that still remains"-- Provided by publisher |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Philosophy
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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Philosophy
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Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 -- Philosophy
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Adams, John, 1735-1826 -- Philosophy
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Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Philosophy
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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Philosophy
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Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 -- Philosophy
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Adams, John, 1735-1826 -- Philosophy
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Adams, John, 1735-1826 fast |
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Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 fast |
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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 fast |
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Washington, George, 1732-1799 fast |
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
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HISTORY -- United States -- Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
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Social aspects
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Civilization -- Philosophy
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Philosophy
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United States -- History -- Philosophy.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140322
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United States -- Civilization -- Philosophy.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85139966
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United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Social aspects
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United States
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Electronic books
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History
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781469638843 |
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1469638843 |
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9781469638850 |
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1469638851 |
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