Observations on "The Two Sons of Oil" - Couverture souple

Findley, William

 
9780865976689: Observations on "The Two Sons of Oil"
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0865976686 ISBN 13 : 9780865976689
Editeur : Liberty Fund Inc, 2007

Synopsis

Observations on "The Two Sons of Oil" was written in 1811 in response to the Reverend Samuel B. Wylie's work, The Two Sons of Oil, which was published in 1803. In this work of radical Presbyterian theology, Wylie pointed out what he considered to be deficiencies in the constitutions of both Pennsylvania and the United States and declared them to be immoral.

Findley's response to Wylie's criticisms in Observations showed that it was neither the purpose nor the design of the United States government to have a federal religion and a federal creed. In a broader sense the book is also a passionate defense of a civil government guided by moral principles that allow for essential freedoms.

William Findley was born in Ireland and emigrated to Pennsylvania in 1763. He served in the Second through the Fifth Congresses, and again in the Eighth through the Fourteenth Congresses, earning the designation "Father of the House" before he retired from Congress in 1817. He died in 1821.

John Caldwell is retired from Augustana College, where he was Director of the Library and Professor of History. Himself a native of western Pennsylvania, Professor Caldwell is the author of George R. Stewart (1981) and William Findley from West of the Mountains: A Politician in Pennsylvania, 1783-1791 (2000).

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À propos de l?auteur

William Findley was born in Ireland and emigrated to Pennsylvania in 1763. He served in the Second through the Fifth Congresses, and again in the Eighth through the Fourteenth Congresses, earning the designation 'Father of the House' before he retired from Congress in 1817. He died in 1821. John Caldwell is retired from Augustana College, where he was Director of the Library and Professor of History. He is a native of western Pennsylvania.

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Éditeur
Liberty Fund Inc
Date d'édition
2007
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0865976686
ISBN 13 
9780865976689
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
273
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ISBN 10 :  0865976678 ISBN 13 :  9780865976672
Editeur : Liberty Fund Inc, 2007
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