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Creating an American Identity

New England, 1789–1825

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

    • Stephanie Kermes
    Pages 1-13

  3. New Englandizing America

    • Stephanie Kermes
    Pages 15-56

  4. A Prussian Monarch—an American Hero: Early Republican Royalism and Parallels between the Cult of Frederick the Great and Celebrations of the First American President

    • Stephanie Kermes
    Pages 57-85

  5. Failed Republicans: Images of the British and the French

    • Stephanie Kermes
    Pages 87-116

  6. Hero of Liberty: New England Celebrations of General Lafayette during His Visit in 1824–1825

    • Stephanie Kermes
    Pages 117-143

  7. Separation for the Nation: The Movement for Maine’s Statehood

    • Stephanie Kermes
    Pages 145-168

  8. God’s People: The Creation of a Protestant Nation

    • Stephanie Kermes
    Pages 169-195

  9. Conclusion

    • Stephanie Kermes
    Pages 197-202

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 203-291
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About this book

Creating an American Identity examines the relationship between regionalism and nationalism in New England. Focusing on the years 1789-1825, it analyzes the process by which New Englanders used trans-Atlantic symbols as well as regional landscapes, values, and characteristics to create an American identity.

Reviews

"In this excellent book, Stephanie Kermes makes a signal contribution to cultural history and regional history.She draws on a transatlantic research base, and she offers a host of original insights on the creation of identity in the early national era.All scholars of New England and the early Republic should read this book." - Joan E. Cashin, editor of Our Common Affairs: Texts from Women in the Old South"Taken together, these forays into regional consciousness-building add valuable insights into the often schizophrenic development of "American" identity ebfore the Age of Jackson." - Len Travers, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, American Historical Review"Kernes's book makes an important contribution to our understanding of the relationship between nationa, regional, and local identities in early national America." - Paul E. Teed, Saginaw Valley State University, Michigan

About the author

STEPHANIE KERMES is an Assistant Professor of Social Science at Boston University, USA.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Creating an American Identity

  • Book Subtitle: New England, 1789–1825

  • Authors: Stephanie Kermes

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230612914

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Stephanie Kermes 2008

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-60526-8Published: 21 July 2008

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-37278-2Published: 09 December 2015

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-61291-4Published: 23 June 2008

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 291

  • Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Cultural History, History of the Americas, US History, Modern History, History of Early Modern Europe

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