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Creating an unconventional portrait of the life and thought of an Enlightenment historian and scientist, this study focuses upon Jeremy Belknap's letters, journals and essays, which provide a clear sense of how a dialogue with the past can yield an appreciation of life and acceptance of self.

Table of Contents
Introduction The Life of a Cabbage Fellow Travelers into the Past A Religious Dialogue with the Past The View from Agamenticus Essays on Man Journey into the Wilderness Elder Scripture A Conservative View of History The American Plutarch Admonition from the Past Epilogue Appendix Abbreviations Notes Selected Bibliography Index

The American Plutarch

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      Publisher: ABC-CLIO
      Publication Date: 8/27/1998 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780275963361, 978-0275963361
      ISBN10: 0275963365
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Creating an unconventional portrait of the life and thought of an Enlightenment historian and scientist, this study focuses upon Jeremy Belknap's letters, journals and essays, which provide a clear sense of how a dialogue with the past can yield an appreciation of life and acceptance of self.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction The Life of a Cabbage Fellow Travelers into the Past A Religious Dialogue with the Past The View from Agamenticus Essays on Man Journey into the Wilderness Elder Scripture A Conservative View of History The American Plutarch Admonition from the Past Epilogue Appendix Abbreviations Notes Selected Bibliography Index

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