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The overflowing of friendship : love between men and the creation of the American republic / Richard Godbeer.

Author/creator Godbeer, Richard
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoBaltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press,
Descriptionxii, 254 p. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
Men--United States --History --18th century.
Male friendship--United States --History --18th century.
United States--Social life and customs --1775-1783.
Contents "The friend of my bosom": a Philadelphian love story -- "A settled portion of my happiness": friendship, sentiment, and eighteenth-century manhood -- "The best blessing we know": male love and spiritual communion in early America -- "A band of brothers": fraternal love in the Continental Army -- "The overflowing of friendship": friends, brothers, and citizens in a republic of sympathy.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 199-246) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2008021044
ISBN0801891205 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN9780801891205 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0801862949
ISBN9780801862946

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