UID:
edocfu_9958352428102883
Format:
1 online resource (304 pages) :
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illustrations.
Edition:
Electronic reproduction. Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2012. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Edition:
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ISBN:
9780812207125
Series Statement:
Early American Studies
Content:
Drawing on the diaries of contemporaries, personal correspondence, the minutes of Quaker meetings, business and probate records, pamphlets, and other sources, this book shows that Woolman and his neighbors were far more engaged with the problems of inequality, trade, and warfare than previously understood.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Introduction --
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Chapter 1. Past Ages: History --
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Chapter 2. Deserts and Lonely Places: Social Diversion and Solitary Meditation --
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Chapter 3. More Than Was Required: Quaker Meetings --
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Chapter 4. The Road to Large Business: Family and Work --
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Chapter 5. A Dark Gloominess Hanging over the Land: Slavery --
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Chapter 6. Men in Military Posture: The Seven Years’ War --
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Chapter 7. Not in Words Only: Conspicuous Instructive Behavior --
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Chapter 8. The Deep: Crossing the Sea --
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Chapter 9. A Messenger Sent from the Almighty: England and Death --
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Epilogue --
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Abbreviations --
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Notes --
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Index --
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Acknowledgments.
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.9783/9780812207125
URL:
https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812207125
