The Resource Man's better angels : romantic reformers and the coming of the Civil War, Philip F. Gura
Man's better angels : romantic reformers and the coming of the Civil War, Philip F. Gura
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- Summary
- Man's Better Angels explores the ideas that influenced antebellum reform efforts in the United States, especially after the social, political, and economic shocks the country suffered after the Panic of 1837. The Panic also galvanized reformers, encouraging some to act and others to act even more aggressively. Overwhelmingly, these reformers were animated by an ethic of individualism and self-reliance through which they believed social harmony was possible. The beliefs and assumptions that informed these reformers' solutions to America's most intractable problems presumed a causal chain that began with the reformation of individuals, and through them communities, and through them the nation and world. They repeatedly ran into hard political and economic realities that were at the core of the country's malaise but unfortunately chose to turn their effort in other directions. Gura uses seven individuals--George Ripley, Horace Greeley, William B. Greene, Orson Squire Fowler, Mary Gove Nichols, Henry David Thoreau, and John Brown--to explore the finally futile efforts of antebellum reformers to apply their solutions to America's problems, which ranged from growing inequality to the most intractable problem of all, slavery.--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Contents
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- George Ripley, Transcendentalist dreamer
- Horace Greeley and the French connection
- William B. Greene and the allure of mutualism
- O.S. Fowler: reading the national character, for a price
- Mary Gove Nichols: individual health and sovereignty
- Thoreau's nullification
- John Brown and the bankruptcy of conscience
- Isbn
- 9780674978133
- Label
- Man's better angels : romantic reformers and the coming of the Civil War
- Title
- Man's better angels
- Title remainder
- romantic reformers and the coming of the Civil War
- Statement of responsibility
- Philip F. Gura
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Man's Better Angels explores the ideas that influenced antebellum reform efforts in the United States, especially after the social, political, and economic shocks the country suffered after the Panic of 1837. The Panic also galvanized reformers, encouraging some to act and others to act even more aggressively. Overwhelmingly, these reformers were animated by an ethic of individualism and self-reliance through which they believed social harmony was possible. The beliefs and assumptions that informed these reformers' solutions to America's most intractable problems presumed a causal chain that began with the reformation of individuals, and through them communities, and through them the nation and world. They repeatedly ran into hard political and economic realities that were at the core of the country's malaise but unfortunately chose to turn their effort in other directions. Gura uses seven individuals--George Ripley, Horace Greeley, William B. Greene, Orson Squire Fowler, Mary Gove Nichols, Henry David Thoreau, and John Brown--to explore the finally futile efforts of antebellum reformers to apply their solutions to America's problems, which ranged from growing inequality to the most intractable problem of all, slavery.--
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- Cataloging source
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- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1950-
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- Gura, Philip F.
- Dewey number
- 303.48/4092
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HN57
- LC item number
- .G827 2017eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Social reformers
- Social problems
- United States
- SOCIAL SCIENCE
- Social problems
- Social reformers
- United States
- Label
- Man's better angels : romantic reformers and the coming of the Civil War, Philip F. Gura
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
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- multicolored
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- Contents
- George Ripley, Transcendentalist dreamer -- Horace Greeley and the French connection -- William B. Greene and the allure of mutualism -- O.S. Fowler: reading the national character, for a price -- Mary Gove Nichols: individual health and sovereignty -- Thoreau's nullification -- John Brown and the bankruptcy of conscience
- Control code
- 979560399
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780674978133
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)979560399
- Label
- Man's better angels : romantic reformers and the coming of the Civil War, Philip F. Gura
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- George Ripley, Transcendentalist dreamer -- Horace Greeley and the French connection -- William B. Greene and the allure of mutualism -- O.S. Fowler: reading the national character, for a price -- Mary Gove Nichols: individual health and sovereignty -- Thoreau's nullification -- John Brown and the bankruptcy of conscience
- Control code
- 979560399
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780674978133
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)979560399
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