Title The Fires of New England : a Story of Protest and Rebellion in Antebellum America / Eric J. Morser

Published Boston : University of Massachusetts Press, [2017]

Click on the following:
EBSCO eBooks

Copies

Description 1 online resource (xii, 230 pages) : illustrations 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 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Social change -- New Hampshire -- History -- 19th century Political culture -- New Hampshire -- History -- 19th century Protest movements -- New Hampshire -- History -- 19th century Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- New Hampshire -- Keene -- History -- 19th century Revolutionaries -- New Hampshire -- Keene -- Biography Revolutionaries -- New Hampshire -- Keene -- History -- 19th century HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General. HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA) HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT) HISTORY -- United States -- General. Political culture Politics and government Protest movements Revolutionaries Social change Speeches, addresses, etc., American SUBJECT Keene (N.H.) -- Politics and government -- 19th century New Hampshire -- Politics and government -- 1775-1865. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85091308 Subject New Hampshire New Hampshire -- Keene Genre/Form Biographies History Form Electronic book LC no. 2017001736 ISBN 9781613765104 161376510X

  Permalink