| Description |
xiii, 453 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
"Check list of the writings of the Connecticut wits": pages [411]-426. "Bibliographical notes": pages [427]-439. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. The point of departure: Yale College, 1763-78 -- pt. 2. "The flowery road to fame": John Trumbull -- Timothy Dwight -- David Humphreys -- Joel Barlow -- pt. 3. Dead ends and new directions: The wicked wits -- The voice from the hill -- pt. 4. The ways of the world: The Honorable David Humphreys -- Citizen Joel Barlow -- President Timothy Dwight -- Epilogue: Blazed trails. |
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Barlow, Joel, 1754-1812.
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Dwight, Timothy, 1752-1817.
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Humphreys, David, 1752-1818.
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Trumbull, John, 1750-1831.
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