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  • Contests of Moral Urgency

    By

    Abigail Modaff

    Contests of Moral Urgency

    Abigail Modaff responds to Chapter 4—Contests of Intellectual Authority (1850-1890) in Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen’s The Ideas That Made America: A Brief History.

  • Beyond the American Renaissance

    By

    Thomas N. Baker

    Beyond the American Renaissance

    Thomas N. Baker responds to Chapter 3—From Republican to Romantic (1800-1850) in Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen’s The Ideas That Made America: A Brief History.

  • A Broader Fabric

    By

    Hunter Moskowitz

    A Broader Fabric

    Hunter Moskowitz responds to Chapter 3—From Republican to Romantic (1800-1850) in Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen’s The Ideas That Made America: A Brief History.

  • The Discarded Humbug

    By

    Kevin B. Sheets

    The Discarded Humbug

    Kevin B. Sheets responds to Chapter 3—From Republican to Romantic (1800-1850) in Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagens The Ideas That Made America: A Brief History.

  • Let’s Get Physical

    By

    Sarah E. Naramore

    Let’s Get Physical

    Sarah E. Naramore responds to Chapter 2—America and the Transatlantic Enlightenment (1740-1800) in Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen’s The Ideas That Made America: A Brief History.

  • Whose Ideas? Whose America?

    By

    Jorge Cañizares-Esguerra

    Whose Ideas? Whose America?

    Jorge Canizares-Esguerra responds to Chapter 1—World of Empires (Precontact-1740) and Chapter 2—America and the Transatlantic Enlightenment (1740-1800) in Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen’s The Ideas That Made America: A Brief History.