The spires still point to heaven: Cincinnati's religious landscape, 1788-1873

Note on Usage -- Introduction -- Beyond the Frontier: The Religious Landscape -- Athens of the West? Immigration, Cholera, and Alcohol -- "The Destiny of Our Nation": Missionary Competition in the Ohio Valley -- "The Cause of America": Nativism, Toleration, and Freedom -- "A...

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Auteur principal: Smith, Matthew (Auteur)
Type de support: Imprimé Livre
Langue:Anglais
Service de livraison Subito: Commander maintenant.
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Publié: Philadelphia Rome Tokyo Temple University Press 2023
Dans:Année: 2023
Collection/Revue:Urban life, landscape, and policy
Sujets non-standardisés:B Cincinnati (Ohio) History 19th century
B Cincinnati (Ohio) Social conditions 18th century
B Cincinnati (Ohio) History 18th century
B Cincinnati (Ohio) Religion 19th century
B Cincinnati (Ohio) Religion 18th century
B United States Territorial expansion History 18th century
B Cincinnati (Ohio) Social conditions 19th century
B Religious Pluralism (Ohio) (Cincinnati)
B United States Territorial expansion History 19th century
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Résumé:Note on Usage -- Introduction -- Beyond the Frontier: The Religious Landscape -- Athens of the West? Immigration, Cholera, and Alcohol -- "The Destiny of Our Nation": Missionary Competition in the Ohio Valley -- "The Cause of America": Nativism, Toleration, and Freedom -- "A Young Empire of Mind": Education and the Bible War -- Epilogue -- Bibliographic Essay.
"Explores how Cincinnati became a cultural focal point of the early American republic, highlighting questions of religion, ethnicity, and immigration in the context of specific issues such as epidemic disease, temperance reform, slavery, and education"--
Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1439922942