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Informationen zum Autor J. David Hoeveler Klappentext The nine colleges of colonial America confronted the major political currents of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, while serving as the primary intellectual institutions for Puritanism and the transition to Enlightenment thought. The colleges also confronted the most partisan and divisive cultural movement of the eighteenth century-the Great Awakening. Creating the American Mind is the first book to present a synthetic treatment of the colonial colleges, tracing their role in the intellectual development of early Americans through the Revolution. Distinguished historian J. David Hoeveler focuses on Harvard, William and Mary, Yale, the College of New Jersey (Princeton), King's College (Columbia), the College of Philadelphia (University of Pennsylvania), Queen's College (Rutgers), the College of Rhode Island (Brown), and Dartmouth. Hoeveler pays special attention to the collegiate experience of prominent Americans, including Jefferson, Hamilton, and Madison. Written in clear and engaging prose, Creating the American Mind will be of great value to historians and educators interested in rediscovering the institutions that first fostered American intellectual thought. Zusammenfassung Present a synthetic treatment of the colonial colleges! tracing their role in the intellectual development of early America through the American Revolution. This work focuses on Harvard! William and Mary! Yale! the College of New Jersey (Princeton)! King's College (Columbia)! the College of Philadelphia (Penn)! among others. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I: Institutions Chapter 1: Oxford and Cambridge Chapter 2: Harvard I: School of the Puritans Chapter 3: Yale: Precarious Orthodoxy Chapter 4: William and Mary: Beleaguered Anglicanism Chapter 5: The College of New Jersey: The Dangerous Middle Chapter 6: King's College: Battle for New York Chapter 7: The College of Philadelphia: The Perils of Neutrality Chapter 8: Three from the Awakening: Rhode Island College, Queen's College, Dartmouth College Chapter 9: Harvard II: A Liberal Turn Part II: Politics, Revolution, and Intellectual Culture Chapter 10: The Colleges and the Revolution: New England Chapter 11: The Colleges and the Revolution: South and Middle Postscript ...
