The American Plutarch : Jeremy Belknap and the Historian's Dialogue with the Past
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“The author provides a solid discussion of his subject's intellectual world and gives an interesting account of the late 18th century New Hamshire frontier. His description of the visit to Mt. Wasington and the region is espcially good. General readers interested in late 18th century New Hampshire or some aspects of Belknap's life will find this useful.”–
Book Description
Creating an unconventional portrait of the life and thought of an Enlightenment historian and scientist, this study focuses upon Jeremy Belknap's letters, journals, and essays, which provide a clear sense of how a dialogue with the past can yield an appreciation of life and acceptance of self. Author of the three volume History of New-Hampshire and the two volume American Biography, Jeremy Belknap (1744-1798) was the American Plutarch because he used the past to learn more about his own life and the lives of others. He experienced the past vicariously through his imagination and experientially through his journeys throughout New England in search of clues to the explanation of the natural and human past of America.
The American Plutarch : Jeremy Belknap and the Historian's Dialogue with the Past
The American Plutarch: Jeremy Belknap and the Historian's Dialogue with the Past,Russell M. Lawson,Praeger Publishers,0275963365,1744-1798,Belknap, Jeremy,,Biography,Biography & Autobiography,Biography/Autobiography,Clergy,Congregational churches,Historians,Historical - General,Historiography,History - U.S.,Massachusetts,United States,United States - General,United States History (General),History / Historiography
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