History in the United States, 1800-1860

aborigin al past as w ell as in its own colonial heritage.E ven more, the country's first generation w ith leisure for sustained cultural activity was finding personal fulfillm ent in history.O u t of this regard for the past developed a h igh ly coherent set o f subjects, themes, m ethods, and uses of history w hich reflected the preoccupations and aspirations o f the nation.T h e Am erican idea of history com bined H egelian philosophical assumptions and R om an tic literary techniques w ith im m ediate concerns about m orality, G od, liberty, progress, and the n ation al mission.A m eri cans were especially convinced of the u tility o f history, its social use in supporting accepted values, its personal u tility in extend ing hum an experience, and its philosophical u tility in p ointin g m en tow ard an ultim ate reality w hich was closely akin to m elan choly.T h e idea o f history possessed a unity w hich helped give the R om an tic period coherence.H ow ever, w hen the structure weakened at any one point-when historical controversy ap peared-the entire edifice collapsed together.M any people have aided me.Professor H erm an A u su bel o f

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• The History of South Carolina

  Milledge L Bonham, David Duncan Wallace•The American Historical Review•1938

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• Hegel's Philosophy of History

  Joy Patricia Burke, John P Burke et al.•The Philosophical Review•1976

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• Knickerbocker Birthday

  John Melville Jennings, John Jennings et al.•The William and Mary Quarterly•1955

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