- Description
- 1 online resource (xii, 230 pages) : illustrations.
- Summary
- "In the winter of 1834, twenty men convened in Keene, New Hampshire, and published a fiery address condemning their state's legal system as an abomination that threatened the legacy of the American Revolution. They attacked New Hampshire's constitution as an archaic document that undermined democracy and created a system of conniving attorneys and judges. They argued that the time was right for their neighbors to rise up and return the Granite State to the glorious pathway blazed by the nation's founders. Few people embraced the manifesto and its radical message. Nonetheless, as Eric J. Morser illustrates in this eloquently written and deeply researched book, the address matters because it reveals how commercial, cultural, political, and social changes were remaking the lives of the men who drafted and shared it in the 1830s. Using an imaginative range of sources, Morser artfully reconstructs their moving personal tales and locates them in a grander historical context. By doing so, he demonstrates that even seemingly small stories from antebellum America can help us understand the rich complexities of the era"--Provided by publisher.
- Uniform Title
- Fires of New England (Online)
- Alternative Title
- Fires of New England (Online)
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Contents
- Prelude: A mysterious gathering -- Lawyers and scoundrels -- Commercial revolutions -- Memories of the founders -- Political protestors -- Religious awakenings -- Reform dreams -- Epilogue: An almost lost tale.
- LCCN
- 2017001736
- OCLC
- ssj0001925874
- Author
Morser, Eric J.
- Title
The fires of New England [electronic resource] : a story of protest and rebellion in antebellum America / Eric J. Morser.
- Imprint
Amherst ; Boston : University of Massachusetts Press, [2017]
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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