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The contrast, manners, morals, and authority in the early American republic, [edited by] Cynthia A. Kierner

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The contrast, manners, morals, and authority in the early American republic, [edited by] Cynthia A. Kierner

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eng

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-142) and index

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illustrations

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The contrast

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

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74492129

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[edited by] Cynthia A. Kierner

Sub title

manners, morals, and authority in the early American republic

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- The contrast / Royall Tyler -- Primary documents: The former, present, and future prospects of America (1786); The dabblers (1788); Effects of the stage on the manners of a people (1792); Anti-theater petition (1793); The art of pleasing men and women (1747) ; Mercy Otis Warren on Chesterfield's letters (1779); For the females (1787); Fantastical, preposterous fashions [of] gentlemen (1787); On matrimonial obedience (1792); Proper conduct of the wife towards her husband (1804); Panegyric on the marriage state (1786); How to prolong the happiness of the marriage union (1787); Plan for the establishment of public schools (1786); The progress of a countryman (1787); The will of the people (1792); The natural aristocracy (1813)

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Contrast: Manners, Morals, and Authority in the Early American Republic

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