Three Golden Ages: Discovering the Creative Secrets of Renaissance Florence, Elizabethan England, and America's FoundingMadison Books, 1998 - 656 Seiten Historian Alf J. Mapp, Jr., delves into the economic, social, and artistic characteristics of three of the most intensely creative periods in Western history to explore the qualities that enabled these societies to make staggering jumps in scientific knowledge, develop new political structures, and create timeless works of art. With his insight into Renaissance Florence, Elizabethan England, and Revolutionary War-era America and his discussion of the key leaders and thinkers who helped shape each period, Mapp heightens our understanding of the elements that nurture sparks of progress and innovation in every civilization. |
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... governors , who shall be governed ? " 12 So strong and determined were the freemen that in 1632 they compelled the assistants to allow them full participation in election of the governor and deputy governor . Some assistants cherished ...
... governors , who shall be governed ? " 12 So strong and determined were the freemen that in 1632 they compelled the assistants to allow them full participation in election of the governor and deputy governor . Some assistants cherished ...
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... governor for half of the twenty years he served the Massachusetts Bay Com- pany and deputy governor in the other half . Dudley's record was almost as consistent . When he was not governor , he was always deputy governor or at least an ...
... governor for half of the twenty years he served the Massachusetts Bay Com- pany and deputy governor in the other half . Dudley's record was almost as consistent . When he was not governor , he was always deputy governor or at least an ...
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The Persistent Question | 3 |
Waking the Dead | 13 |
Lorenzo the Magnificent | 21 |
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