Knott, Sarah.

Sensibility and the American Revolution. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (337 pages) - Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press Series . - Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press Series .

Intro -- Cover Page -- Sensibility and the American Revolution -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Illustrations -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part I: Transatlantic Conduits -- 1: Print, Booksellers, and the Sentimental -- 2: Medicine, Physicians, and the Nervous -- Part II: American Circles -- 3: Sentimental Coteries: A Quartet of Types -- 4: The War for Independence -- 5: Shaping the New Republic -- Part III: Transatlantic Backlash -- 6: Wars of Words: Radicalism, Youth, and Reaction -- Epilogue -- Index.

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United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Social aspects.


Electronic books.

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