Beyond the Farm: National Ambitions in Rural New England (Early American Studies)

By J.M. Opal

Book Overview

During the first half-century of American independence, a fundamental change in the meaning and morality of ambition emerged in American culture. Long stigmatized as a dangerous passion that led... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812240626
• ISBN13: 9780812240627
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.0" x 6.3"