Joel Barlow: American Citizen in a Revolutionary World
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| Rating | : | 4.38 (588 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0801897696 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 448 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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His book will certainly take its place among the most important and authoritative biographies on the Founders. Essential. Barlow deserves fresh biographical treatment, and no one is better qualified than Buel to do the job. (Peter S. No earlier biographer has given nearly as detailed and rich a portrait of Barlow's perhaps singularly expansive role in the cultural life, commerce, politics, and intrigue of the age of revolution. (Choice)Buel's work is admirable in scope. A must for any historian of the early republic, Joel Barlow conveys the American spirit of persevering through difficult times while remaining truly a humanitarian. Onuf, University of Virginia)Buel's Joel Barlow is the first biography in two generations, and the best. (Guardian)Thoroughly researched and well writen, Buel's work is a refreshing addition to the scholarship on the defining era of the US. (Steve Blakemore Journal of American Studies) . A
Finding Joel Barlow I'm related to Joel Barlow and my family told stories about him when I was growing up. I was very excited to find a book with many more details of his life. Very interesting and well written.
Richard Buel Jr. is emeritus professor of history at Wesleyan University and author of America on the Brink: How the Political Struggle over the War of 1812 almost Destroyed the Young Republic and In Irons: Britain’s Naval Supremacy and the American Revolutionary Economy.
recounts the life of a man more intimately connected to the Age of Revolution than perhaps any other American.Barlow was a citizen of the revolutionary world, and his adventures throughout the United States and Europe during both the American and French Revolutions are numerous and notorious. From writing his epic poem, The Vision of Columbus, to plotting a republican revolution in Britain to negotiating the release of American sailors taken captive by Barbary pirates, Joel Barlow personified the true spirit of the tumultuous times in which he lived.No one witnessed more climactic events or interacted with more significant