Demos offers a portrait of how colonial Americans viewed their life experiences. The earliest settlers lived in a traditional world of natural cycles that shaped their behavior. During the transitional world of the American Revolution, people began to see their society with a linear world view.
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Demos offers a portrait of how colonial Americans viewed their life experiences. The earliest settlers lived in a traditional world of natural cycles that shaped their behavior. During the transitional world of the American Revolution, people began to see their society with a linear world view.
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Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 98 pages, illustrated. "In this engaging book, the author offers an illuminating portait of how colonial American, from the first settlers to the posetrevolutionary generation, viewed their life experiences." FINE HARDCOVER, FINE DUST JACKET.
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"Circles and Lines: The Shape of Life in Early America" by John Demos is presented as a hardcover first thus edition featuring red papered boards quarter-bound in black cloth, accentuated by gold spine lettering. Its is in VG-(Very Good Minus) condition and lacks a jacket. The book is well-preserved, with only minor issues such as an abrasion/peeling on the rear cover where a store sticker had been removed. The binding is square and tight, and while there's light abrasion to the front flyleaf, the interior pages are clean and unmarked. In this intimate exploration, John Demos provides a captivating portrayal of how colonial Americans perceived their life experiences. Spanning from the first settlers to the post-revolutionary generation, the book delves into the cyclical nature of their world, influenced by natural rhythms such as day and night, seasonal changes, lunar cycles, and the broader life cycle. The book uncovers, sometimes in unexpected places, fragments of evidence that offer insights into the inner lives of people from the distant past. Demos reveals cyclical patterns in various aspects of colonial life, from the seasonal foods consumed to the increase in marriages following the autumn harvest. Witchcraft cases, a window into the fears and anxieties of the time, reflect different emotional reactions to daytime versus nighttime occurrences. As the narrative progresses into the transitional period of the American Revolution, the author highlights the challenges people faced in comprehending and adapting to a changing society. Americans, in his analysis, became new before fully grasping the implications, and the cyclical frame of reference gradually gave way to a linear worldview in the early nineteenth century. Through this meditation on three distinct worlds, Demos demonstrates how broad historical forces manifest in the lives of individuals. The book skillfully combines imaginative insights with a personable touch, characteristic of John Demos's approach to chronicling the human condition. "Circles and Lines" offers readers a profound exploration of the evolution of perspectives and experiences in early America. 98 pages.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 112 p. Contains: Unspecified. William E. Massey Sr. Lectures in American Studies, 14. Audience: General/trade.
