Boats against the current : American culture between revolution and modernity, 1820-1860
Now available for the first time in paperback, Boats Against the Current offers a brilliant portrait of a society in the midst of change, expansion, and reflection about its own future and past. Written by one of our leading intellectual historians, it makes a major contribution to our understanding of the emergence of modern American culture.
xvi, 332 pages ; 23 cm
9780742522503, 0742522504
51677750
Part 0 Prologue Part 0 Nashville Chapter 0 Contrasts Chapter 0 A New Way of Life Chapter 0 The Hero and His Roles Chapter 0 A Vagabond's View of Civilization Part 0 The Dead Past Chapter 0 Looking for Connections Chapter 0 Choosing a Past Chapter 0 Holding onto History Chapter 0 Anti-History Part 0 Travelers Chapter 0 Ruins and Stumps Chapter 0 Tocqueville: Wilderness and Civilization Chapter 0 Bremer: Home and Citizenship Chapter 0 The Opening of the American Mind Chapter 0 Ambiguous Argonaut Part 0 Life as a Masquerade Chapter 0 City of Unwork Chapter 0 Excursion Chapter 0 Specimens of Equivoke Chapter 0 On the Road Chapter 0 Confidence and Sincerity Chapter 0 Emerson on the World of Shows Part 0 Modernity Chapter 0 Against the Current Chapter 0 A Step Toward Modernity Chapter 0 The Experience of Change Part 0 Epilogue: Retelling the Story Part 0 Notes Part 0 Index
Originally published in 1993 by Oxford University Press