Beyond the Farm : National Ambitions in Rural New England.

By:

Opal, J. M

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780812203455

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Beyond the FarmDDC classification:

974/.03

LOC classification:

F8.O63 -- B49 2008eb

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Contents:

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.

Summary: 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.

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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.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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