Civil Tongues and Polite Letters in British America |
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| Author:
| Shields, David S. |
| Series title: | Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4696-0055-0 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2012 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $87.00 |
Book Description:
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In cities from Boston to Charleston, elite men and women of eighteenth-century British America came together in private venues to script a polite culture. By examining their various 'texts'--conversations, letters, newspapers, and privately circulated manuscripts--David Shields reconstructs the discourse of civility that flourished in and further shaped elite society in British America.
In cities from Boston to Charleston, elite men and women of eighteenth-century British America came together in private venues to script a polite culture. By examining their various 'texts'--conversations, letters, newspapers, and privately circulated manuscripts--David Shields reconstructs the discourse of civility that flourished in and further shaped elite society in British America.