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Mercer University LaMar Memorial Lectures: Myths and Men : Patrick Henry, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson by Bernard Mayo (2010, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Georgia Press
ISBN-100820336947
ISBN-139780820336947
eBay Product ID (ePID)109281709
Product Key Features
Number of Pages84 Pages
Publication NameMyths and Men : Patrick Henry, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson
LanguageEnglish
SubjectUnited States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), Presidents & Heads of State, Historical
Publication Year2010
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaBiography & Autobiography, History
AuthorBernard Mayo
SeriesMercer University LaMar Memorial Lectures
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.2 in
Item Weight23.5 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Reviews"[Mayo leads his audience with ease and grace through some basic historical questions to present a capsule evaluation, divorced as far as modern scholarship has succeeded, from myth and legend." -- Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, "The analogy of historian as detective has rarely been used so effectively. . . Mayo's persuasive reports are satisfying reading largely because he has done his detective spadework thoroughly. One enjoys seeing so many old friends freshly and neatly clothed."-- William and Mary Quarterly, The analogy of historian as detective has rarely been used so effectively. . . Mayo's persuasive reports are satisfying reading largely because he has done his detective spadework thoroughly. One enjoys seeing so many old friends freshly and neatly clothed., "The analogy of historian as detective has rarely been used so effectively. . . Mayo's persuasive reports are satisfying reading largely because he has done his detective spadework thoroughly. One enjoys seeing so many old friends freshly and neatly clothed."- William and Mary Quarterly, "[Mayo] leads his audience with ease and grace through some basic historical questions to present a capsule evaluation, divorced as far as modern scholarship has succeeded, from myth and legend." - Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, "[Mayo] leads his audience with ease and grace through some basic historical questions to present a capsule evaluation, divorced as far as modern scholarship has succeeded, from myth and legend." -- Virginia Magazine of History and Biography
Series Volume Number2
SynopsisIn the role of "historian-detective" Bernard Mayo presents in lecture form three case histories in hero-worship. These abundantly illustrate the uses and abuses of history, revealing how the flesh-and-blood men, humanly fallible yet with the inspiring qualities of greatness, have been distorted and obscured by conflicting interpretations and by myths that defame and myths that glorify. The bright and dark images of three early American patriots are noted. The men themselves are evaluated as shapers of American tradition: Patrick Henry, the Trumpet of the Revolution; George Washington, the Sword; Thomas Jefferson, the Pen. Attention is given also to the makers of the myths, both idolaters and iconoclasts, and to the history of their myth-making. These lectures, delivered at Mercer University, were the second series of the annual Eugenia Dorothy Blount Lamar Memorial Lectures., Mayo presents in lecture form three case histories that abundantly illustrate the uses and abuses of history, revealing how the flesh-and-blood men, humanly fallible yet with the inspiring qualities of greatness, have been distorted and obscured by conflicting interpretations and by myths that defame and myths that glorify.
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