The American Plutarch

The American Plutarch

Einband:
Fester Einband
EAN:
9780275963361
Untertitel:
Jeremy Belknap and the Historian's Dialogue with the Past
Autor:
Russell M. Lawson
Herausgeber:
Bloomsbury 3PL
Anzahl Seiten:
186
Erscheinungsdatum:
30.08.1998
ISBN:
0275963365

Autorentext
Russell M. Lawson was born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma. His first intellectual interest was in ancient Greek mythology, which led to a lifelong fascination with the history of the ancient Mediterranean. He matriculated at Oklahoma State University 1975--1979, majoring in history. From 1980--1982, he studied at OSU for a Master's degree in Ancient Mediterranean history. He earned a PhD in American history from the University of New Hampshire in 1987. He has taught at schools in New England, Oklahoma, and Ontario. Dr. Lawson teaches and writes on the history of ideas. He has written eighteen books: nonfiction, fiction, reference. He is married, has three sons, and four rescue pups.

Klappentext
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. Author of the three volume History of New Hampshire and the two volume American Biography, Jeremy Belknap (1744-1798) was the American Plutarch because he used the past to learn more about his own life and the lives of others. He experienced the past vicariously through his imagination and experientially through his journeys throughout New England in search of clues to the explanation of the natural and human past of America. The book is built around Belknap's engaging correspondence with his friend Ebenezer Hazard, as well as Belknap's own travel journals of his expeditions to upstate New York and throughout New Hampshire. His journey to the White Mountains of New Hampshire in 1784 was the climax of his active inquiry into the past. Far from a dry, historiographical account, this study provides a fluid and descriptive narrative of Belknap, his journeys, and his times. This is a unique portrayal of human nature in general and 18th century society in particular.

Inhalt
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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