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x, 608 pages : illustrations, plates, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography and notes: pages 551-589. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. The faith of the young republic: Dynamic democracy -- Evangelical religion -- pt. 2. Cults and Utopias: Transcendentalism -- Millennialism and spiritualism -- The stake in Zion -- Religious communism in America -- The Shaker communities -- American Utopias of religious origin -- Utopian socialism in America -- pt. 3. Humanitarian crusades: Education and the American faith -- Reform for the criminal -- Wards of the state -- The temperance crusade -- Denials of democratic principles -- The crusade for peace -- The rights of women -- Like a fire-bell in the night -- A house divided. |
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Sects -- United States.
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United States -- History -- 1815-1861.
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United States -- Social life and customs -- 1783-1865.
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