Goetzmann, William H.

Beyond the Revolution : a history of American thought from Paine to pragmatism / William H. Goetzmann - New York : Basic Books , c2009. - xv, 456 p. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

In Beyond the Revolution, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian William H. Goetzmann tells the story of America's greatest thinkers and creators, from Paine and Jefferson to Melville and William James, showing how they built upon and battled one another's ideas in the critical years between 1776 and 1900. An unprecedented work of intellectual history by a master historian, this book will be essential reading for anyone interested in the origins of our national culture.

9780465004959

2008025590


Philosophy, American
Political Science---History
Intellectuals----United States -- Biography
Philosophers----Biography
Political scientists---United States----Biography

E169.1 / .G55 2009

973 GOE