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Myths and Men

Bernard Mayo
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      In 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.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Bernard Mayo EAN: 9780820336947 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 333 g HEIGHT: 216 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: University of Georgia Press DATE PUBLISHED: 2010-07-01 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), LITERARY COLLECTIONS / General WIDTH: 140 cm SPINE:

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      History of the Americas

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      Bernard Mayo (1902-1979) studied and taught the early periods of American history, focusing on specific historical figures such as Thomas Jefferson. He is the author of numerous books including "Thomas Jefferson and His Unknown Brother" (1981) and "The Philosophy of Right and Wrong: An Introduction to Ethical Theory" (1986).
      In 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.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Bernard Mayo EAN: 9780820336947 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 333 g HEIGHT: 216 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: University of Georgia Press DATE PUBLISHED: 2010-07-01 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), LITERARY COLLECTIONS / General WIDTH: 140 cm SPINE:

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      History of the Americas

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      Bernard Mayo (1902-1979) studied and taught the early periods of American history, focusing on specific historical figures such as Thomas Jefferson. He is the author of numerous books including "Thomas Jefferson and His Unknown Brother" (1981) and "The Philosophy of Right and Wrong: An Introduction to Ethical Theory" (1986).

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