After the Revolution: Profiles of Early American Culture by Joseph J. Ellis
English | June 1st, 2015 | ISBN: 0393012530, 0393322335 | 270 pages | EPUB | 0.59 MB
Through portraits of four figures—Charles Willson Peale, Hugh Henry Brackenridge, William Dunlap, and Noah Webster—Joseph Ellis provides a unique perspective on the role of culture in post-Revolutionary America, both its high expectations and its frustrations.