Seedtime of the Republic : the origin of the American tradition of political liberty /

Interpretive account of; the colonial experiences and political philosophy which gave use to the American Revolution.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rossiter, Clinton, 1917-1970 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Harcourt, Brace, [1953]
Edition:[First edition].
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Table of Contents:
  • 1 : The circumstances
  • Colonial government and the rise of liberty
  • Colonial religion and the rise of liberty
  • The colonial economy and the rise of liberty
  • Colonial society and the rise of liberty
  • The colonial mind and the rise of liberty
  • 2 : The men
  • Thomas Hooker
  • Roger Williams
  • John Wise
  • Jonathan Mayhew
  • Richard Bland
  • Benjamin Franklin
  • 3: The heritage
  • American political writing, 1765-1776
  • American political thought, 1765-1776: the rights of man
  • American political thought, 1765-1776: the pattern of government.