ENGLISH

In the Name of the Father: Washington's Legacy, Slavery, and the Making of a Nation

By François Furstenberg

Book information

Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Year
2007
ISBN
9781101651049, 2006043481
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
6 MB (6144440 bytes)
Pages
\0
Time added
2022-09-29 13:13:17
HIS036030HistoryNonfictionPOL010000PoliticsSOC054000Sociology

Description

In this revelatory and genuinely groundbreaking study, François 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, In the Name of the Father is a major contribution to American social history.

Similar books