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A tolerable anarchy: rebels, reactionaries, and the making of American freedom
New York: Alfred A. Knopf (2009)
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From the author of "For Common Things" comes a provocative look at the meaning of American freedom. Purdy works from the stories of individuals: Frederick Douglass urging Americans to extend freedom to slaves, Ralph Waldo Emerson arguing for self-fulfillment, and others.
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