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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Examines the history of Fraktur (illuminated religious manuscripts created and used by Pennsylvania Germans in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries) and explores its role in early American popular piety and devotional culture.

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Zustand: New. Alexander Lawrence Ames is Curator and Senior Director of Collections Engagement at the Rosenbach Museum &amp Library in Philadelphia, USA. He holds an M.A. in American Material Culture, an M.A. in History, and a Ph.D. in History of Ame.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book is the first systematic scholarly analysis of Stephen Girard's views on race, gender, class, and enslavement, connecting the details of Girard's life with litigation surrounding his estate and school.By the time Girard died, the merchant banker was one of the wealthiest men in the United States. He shocked the people of his adopted city and nation by posthumously devoting his fortune to philanthropic projects-most notably the construction of a charity school for White orphan boys. For nearly 200 years, Girard's name has been mired in controversy because of his last will and testament, which became the centerpiece of numerous legal battles. With narrative sophistication and probing analysis, this book combines a succinct overview of Girard's life with much-needed context for making sense of his decisions and legacy. In doing so, it further addresses controversial topics in the modern U.S. public sphere-freedom of religion, institutional racism, gender equality, and the relationship of private philanthropy to the public good-directing the reader to reconsider the health of American republican institutions in the twenty-first century in the light of Girard's history and legacies.Augmented by many historical images and primary-source documents, including the text of his much-debated last will and Supreme Court arguments about his philanthropy, this book is an ideal resource for students and scholars of American history, Atlantic world studies, legal history, history of education, and history of philanthropy.…

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The émigré merchant Stephen Girard of Philadelphia (1750-1831) embodied many of the values associated with the revolutionary American republic he chose to call home. After haphazardly arriving in Philadelphia in 1776, the Frenchman benefited mightily from the economic opportunities of his volatile era. As he entered maturity, the merchant-banker found meaning through civic leadership and his famous last will and testament, in which he codified his approach to national progress through civic works. Studying Girard's philosophy of engaged citizenship illuminates the cultural forces at work in the early United States. Girard also bequeathed to posterity an enormous cache of archival records, a substantial library, a diverse collection of fine and decorative art, as well as an intriguing assemblage of material culture related to the careers of his 'Philosopher Ships,' named for his favored authors. This collection creates a rare opportunity to conjure the world inhabited by Girard and his intimates, including his wife Mary Lum Girard, his enslaved woman Hannah, female relations of mixed racial backgrounds, unmarried intimate partners, and business associates. Making use of this remarkable, and underexplored, collection allows Girard's story to transcend an individual's life, shedding light on economy, society, civic culture, labor, family relationships, and global politics at a pivotal moment in history. Portrait of a Citizen is the first modern scholarly study to link the material relics of Girard's life to the history of his heavily litigated will, culminating in the U.S. Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. By viewing Girard's life, works, and memory across the centuries, the book poses persistent and pressing questions about civic belonging in the United States.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Portrait of a Citizen | Stephen Girard, Mariner, Merchant, Banker, and Philanthropist of the Early American Republic | Alexander Lawrence Ames | Buch | CCXXVIII | Englisch | 2026 | de Gruyter Oldenbourg | EAN 9783110998092 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Walter de Gruyter GmbH, De Gruyter GmbH, Genthiner Str. 13, 10785 Berlin, productsafety[at]degruyterbrill[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu.…

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Zustand: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | The émigré merchant Stephen Girard of Philadelphia (1750-1831) embodied many of the values associated with the revolutionary American republic he chose to call home. After haphazardly arriving in Philadelphia in 1776, the Frenchman benefited mightily from the economic opportunities of his volatile era. As he entered maturity, the merchant-banker found meaning through civic leadership and his famous last will and testament, in which he codified his approach to national progress through civic works. Studying Girard's philosophy of engaged citizenship illuminates the cultural forces at work in the early United States. Girard also bequeathed to posterity an enormous cache of archival records, a substantial library, a diverse collection of fine and decorative art, as well as an intriguing assemblage of material culture related to the careers of his "Philosopher Ships," named for his favored authors. This collection creates a rare opportunity to conjure the world inhabited by Girard and his intimates, including his wife Mary Lum Girard, his enslaved woman Hannah, female relations of mixed racial backgrounds, unmarried intimate partners, and business associates. Making use of this remarkable, and underexplored, collection allows Girard's story to transcend an individual's life, shedding light on economy, society, civic culture, labor, family relationships, and global politics at a pivotal moment in history. Portrait of a Citizen is the first modern scholarly study to link the material relics of Girard's life to the history of his heavily litigated will, culminating in the U.S. Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. By viewing Girard's life, works, and memory across the centuries, the book poses persistent and pressing questions about civic belonging in the United States. …

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Examines the history of Fraktur (illuminated religious manuscripts created and used by Pennsylvania Germans in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries) and explores its role in early American popular piety and devotional culture.

Zustand: New. Alexander Lawrence Ames is Curator and Senior Director of Collections Engagement at the Rosenbach Museum &amp Library in Philadelphia, USA. He holds an M.A. in American Material Culture, an M.A. in History, and a Ph.D. in History of Ame.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book is the first systematic scholarly analysis of Stephen Girard's views on race, gender, class, and enslavement, connecting the details of Girard's life with litigation surrounding his estate and school.By the time Girard died, the merchant banker was one of the wealthiest men in the United States. He shocked the people of his adopted city and nation by posthumously devoting his fortune to philanthropic projects-most notably the construction of a charity school for White orphan boys. For nearly 200 years, Girard's name has been mired in controversy because of his last will and testament, which became the centerpiece of numerous legal battles. With narrative sophistication and probing analysis, this book combines a succinct overview of Girard's life with much-needed context for making sense of his decisions and legacy. In doing so, it further addresses controversial topics in the modern U.S. public sphere-freedom of religion, institutional racism, gender equality, and the relationship of private philanthropy to the public good-directing the reader to reconsider the health of American republican institutions in the twenty-first century in the light of Girard's history and legacies.Augmented by many historical images and primary-source documents, including the text of his much-debated last will and Supreme Court arguments about his philanthropy, this book is an ideal resource for students and scholars of American history, Atlantic world studies, legal history, history of education, and history of philanthropy.…