American Historical Writing in the Revolutionary Era: A Philosoophical Approach
FAIN: FT-12834-76
Lester H. Cohen
Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN 47907-2040)
To explore the major philosophical assumptions made by Americans who lived through the American Revolution and wrote histories of it, and determine whether one can identify a distinctly secular mind emerging in the American Enlightenment, by researching 17th century writings and manuscripts.