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1 online resource |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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What are honor, virtue, and ethics and how did they influence the American revolution? -- The old world meets the new: colonial ethical ideals before the Revolution -- A shared identity: colonial colleges and the shaping of pre-revolutionary thought -- A matter of honor and a test of virtue: riots, boycotts, and resistance during the coming of the Revolution -- Maintaining moral superiority: how ethics defined the early war years -- From tension to victory: overcoming civilian and martial differences on honor and virtue during the later war years -- Expanding ethics: the democratization of honor and virtue in the new republic -- The counterrevolution in American ethics: reinterpretations of the next generations -- March 16, 1824. |
| Summary |
" ... In the early eighteenth century, ideals of honor and virtue were salient aspects of Revolutionary Americans' ideological break from Europe and shared by all ranks of society, from the powdered-wig "founders" to college students, women, and African Americans. Focusing his study primarily on the prominent Americans who came of age before and during the Revolution--notably John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington--Smith shows how a colonial ethical transformation became inseparable from the American Revolution, creating a continuing ethical ideology that still remains"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Philosophy.
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Washington, George, 1732-1799. |
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Philosophy. |
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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Philosophy.
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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. |
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Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 -- Philosophy.
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Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790. |
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Adams, John, 1735-1826 -- Philosophy.
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Adams, John, 1735-1826. |
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Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Philosophy. |
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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Philosophy. |
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Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 -- Philosophy. |
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Adams, John, 1735-1826 -- Philosophy. |
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United States -- History -- Philosophy.
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United States. |
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History. |
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United States -- Civilization -- Philosophy.
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Civilization. |
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United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Social aspects.
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American Revolution (United States : 1775-1783) |
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1775-1783 |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Smith, Craig Bruce. American Honor : The Creation of the Nation's Ideals During the Revolutionary Era. Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2018 9781469638836 |
| ISBN |
9781469638843 (electronic book) |
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1469638843 (electronic book) |
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9781469638850 (electronic book) |
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1469638851 (electronic book) |
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9781469638836 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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