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American enlightenments : pursuing happiness in the Age of Reason / Caroline Winterer.

Author/creator Winterer, Caroline, 1966- author.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2016]
Copyright Notice ©2016
Descriptionx, 355 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Subject(s)
Series The Lewis Walpole series in eighteenth-century culture and history
Lewis Walpole series in eighteenth-century culture and history. ^A449552
Contents Introduction: American enlightenments -- The American setting -- Seashells in the Appalachians -- The civilization of the Aztecs -- The science of statistics and the invention of the "Indian population" -- Slavery in an enlightened age -- Religion in the Age of Reason -- The futuristic farmers of America -- Republics versus monarchies -- Epilogue: The tusks of the mastodon.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 291-336) and index.
ISBN9780300192575 hardcover : alk. paper
ISBN0300192576 hardcover : alk. paper

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Joyner General Stacks E162 .W56 2016 ✔ Available Place Hold