

The American Temper: Patterns of Our Intellectual Heritage explores the evolution of American intellectual thought through four major movements--Puritanism, Republicanism, Transcendentalism, and Pragmatism--each contributing distinctively to the American mind. The Puritans provided...

The American Temper: Patterns of Our Intellectual Heritage explores the evolution of American intellectual thought through four major movements--Puritanism, Republicanism, Transcendentalism, and Pragmatism--each contributing distinctively to the American mind. The Puritans provided...