Anthony Benezet (1713–1784) was one of the most enlightened men of the 18th century. Born to French Huguenot parents who fled France due to religious persecution, his family settled in Philadelphia in 1731. Rejecting his father's desire to join the family business, Benezet becam…
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This study examines the distinctive discourse of reform that animated American antislavery appeals published between the years 1754 and 1776. Examining the relationship between these appeals and the rhetorical, ideological, and civil-religious conventions of revolutionary-era Am…
This dissertation examines gift books in the context of the social, literary, and print landscape of the antebellum United States, contending that the books are key sites for examining the intersection of commercial, political, and sentimental interests. While gift books frequen…
The American Revolution not only marked the end of Britain’s control over thirteen rebellious colonies, but also the beginning of a division among subsequent historians that has long shaped our understanding of British America. Some historians have emphasized a continental appro…