Words that Made American History: Colonial times to the 1870's

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Richard Nelson Current, John Arthur Garraty
Little, Brown, 1965 - United States
[1] Colonial times to the 1870's.--[2] Since the Civil War.

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Contents

JONATHAN EDWARDS The Puritan View
19
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN The Practical Life
32
JOHN WOOLMAN The Humanitarian Spirit
50
Copyright

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TitleWords that Made American History: Colonial times to the 1870's
Volume 1 of Words that Made American History: Selected Readings, John Arthur Garraty
EditorsRichard Nelson Current, John Arthur Garraty
Compiled byRichard Nelson Current, John Arthur Garraty
Edition2
PublisherLittle, Brown, 1965
Original fromthe University of California
Digitized12 Apr 2008
  
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