Opal, J. M. <br/><br/>
Beyond the Farm :  National Ambitions in Rural New England. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (276 pages) 
 - Early American Studies .
 - Early American Studies .
<br/><br/>Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Prologue: In Search of Ambition -- Introduction: Ambition and the American Founding -- 1 Finding Independence -- 2 Creating Commerce -- 3 Opening Households -- 4 Exciting Emulation -- 5 Seeking Livelihoods -- 6 Pursuing Distinction -- Epilogue: Worlds Gained and Lost -- List of Abbreviations -- Notes -- Index. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780812203455 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Rural population-New England-18th century.<br/>Ambition-Social aspects-New England-History-18th century.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>F8.O63 -- B49 2008eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>974/.03