The transformation of charity in postrevolutionary New England / Conrad Edick Wright.
In 1780 New England supported fifty charitable institutions. By 1820 that number had burgeoned to nearly two thousand. The increase, argues Conrad Edick Wright, was part of a frenzy of organization that occurred in New England during the postrevolutionary era. His book is both a case study on the mo...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boston :
Northeastern University Press,
©1992.
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| Series: | New England studies.
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Archives (Library Use Only)
| Call Number: |
HV98.N38 W75 1992 |
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| Status: | Available |