The earliness of the early republic -- The dialectic of liberty -- The commonalities of Common sense -- Becoming American -- The forgotten publius -- Finding Rome in America -- Gabriel's rebellion -- Jefferson at Monticello -- Charity in the city of brotherly love -- The last early republican text
Summary
"Reading the Early Republic focuses attention on the forgotten dynamism of thought in the founding era. In every case, the documents, novels, pamphlets, sermons, journals, and slave narratives of the early American nation are richer and more intricate than modern readers have perceived." "Reading the Early Republic uses the living textual tradition against history to prove its case. The first formative writings are more than sacred artifacts. They remain the touchstones of the durable promise and the problems in republican thought."--Jacket
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 292-351) and index
