UID:
edocfu_9958352323202883
Format:
1 online resource (280 pages) :
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illustrations.
Edition:
Electronic reproduction. Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2008. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Edition:
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ISBN:
9780812203455
Series Statement:
Early American Studies
Content:
During the first half-century of American independence, a fundamental change in the meaning and morality of ambition emerged. Beyond the Farm blends biography, social history, and cultural history to describe and explain that change.
Note:
Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Prologue: In Search of Ambition --
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Introduction: Ambition and the American Founding --
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1. Finding Independence --
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2. Creating Commerce --
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3. Opening Households --
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4. Exciting Emulation --
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5. Seeking Livelihoods --
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6. Pursuing Distinction --
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Epilogue: Worlds Gained and Lost --
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List of Abbreviations --
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Notes --
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Index.
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.9783/9780812203455
URL:
https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812203455
