Creating an American identity : New England, 1789-1825 by Kermes, Stephanie - 2008

New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008. xii, 291 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-285) and index. Contents: New Englandizing America -- 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 -- Failed Republicans : images of the British and the French -- Hero of liberty : New England celebrations of General LaFayette during his visit in 1824-1825 -- Separation for the nation : the movement for Maine's statehood -- God's people : the creation of a Protestant nation. . Hard Cover. Near Fine.