Man’s Better Angels
Author | : Philip F. Gura |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 2017-04-10 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780674978140 |
ISBN-13 | : 0674978145 |
Rating | : 4/5 (40 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Man’s Better Angels by : Philip F. Gura
Download or read book Man’s Better Angels written by Philip F. Gura and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2017-04-10 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Banks failed, inequality grew, people were out of work, and slavery threatened to rend the nation in two. The Panic of 1837 drew forth reformers who, animated by self-reliance, became prophets of a new moral order that would make America great again. Philip Gura captures a Romantic moment that was soon overtaken by civil war and postwar pragmatism.