Toward a more perfect union : virtue and the formation of American republics

Toward a more perfect union : virtue and the formation of American republics / Ann Fairfax Withington.

Exploring acts drawn up by the First American Continental Congress in 1774, this sociocultural history examines such activities as gambling and theatre to illuminate the popular attitudes and American government policies that contributed to the move towards American Independence.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Withington, Ann Fairfax
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York ; Toronto : Oxford University Press, 1991.
Subjects:
1700-1799
Political culture > United States > History > 18th century.
HISTORY.
Ethics
Political culture
Social aspects
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Moral and ethical aspects.
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Social aspects.
United States
History
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. The Declaration of American Independence; 2. Plays and Politics; 3. The Stage and the Scaffold: Comedies; 4. The Stage and the Scaffold: Tragedies; 5. Funerals and Politics; 6. Mock Funerals and Mock Executions; 7. Animals and Politics; 8. Enforcement; Epilogue; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z

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