In the Name of the Father
Author: Furstenberg, Francois
ISBN: 9780143111931
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 24 Apr 2007
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback / softback
In this revelatory and genuinely groundbreaking study, Fran ois Furstenberg sheds new light on the genesis of American identity. Immersing us in the publishing culture of the early nineteenth century, he shows us how the words of George Washington and others of his generation became America's sacred scripture and provided the foundation for a new civic culture, one whose reconciliation with slavery unleashed consequences that haunt us still. A dazzling work of scholarship from a brilliant young historian, i>In the Name of the Father/i> is a major contribution to American social history.
ISBN: 9780143111931
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 24 Apr 2007
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback / softback
In this revelatory and genuinely groundbreaking study, Fran ois Furstenberg sheds new light on the genesis of American identity. Immersing us in the publishing culture of the early nineteenth century, he shows us how the words of George Washington and others of his generation became America's sacred scripture and provided the foundation for a new civic culture, one whose reconciliation with slavery unleashed consequences that haunt us still. A dazzling work of scholarship from a brilliant young historian, i>In the Name of the Father/i> is a major contribution to American social history.
