Through portraits of four figuresCharles Willson Peale, Hugh Henry Brackenridge, William Dunlap, and Noah WebsterJoseph Ellis provides a unique perspective on the role of culture in post-Revolutionary America, both its high expectations and its frustrations. Ellis' argument ably combines sweeping breadth and fine detail: a solid piece of scholarship with something important to say about a turning point in American history.
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