ethical disruption and the American mind Bolton, Linda 1955- creator ebrary, Inc text bibliography Electronic books. lau Baton Rouge Louisiana State University Press c2004 2004 monographic eng

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xi, 209 p. Towards confronting "the hatred by the other human" -- Facing alterity : the ethics of conversion in Crevecoeur's Letters from an American farmer -- In the name of "justice and humanity" : Thomas Paine's ethical envisionings of the American Republic -- Standing in the "field of freedom" : Thomas Jefferson and the reverberations of that declaratory promise -- Fugitive poseurs : the native eloquence of Frederick Douglass and Sarah Winnemucca -- In the presence of the great American criminal : John Brown's triumphant failure at Harpers Ferry. Linda Bolton. Includes bibliographical references ( p. 199-204) and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. n-us--- Ethics United States History Sources Political ethics United States History Sources Criticism, Textual Other (Philosophy) Ethics in literature Liberty in literature Justice in literature United States Politics and government 1775-1783 Sources United States Politics and government 1783-1865 Sources United States Intellectual life 1783-1865 Sources E302.1 .B65 2004eb 172/.0973 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10408472 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10408472 CaPaEBR 030930 ebr10408472