Moral Geography: Maps, Missionaries, and the American Frontier

Amy DeRogatis

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Paper, 256 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-12789-9
$32.50 / £22.50

March, 2003
Cloth, 256 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-12788-2
$90.00 / £62.00

Introduction

1. The Benevolent Design: Mapping the Landscape

2. Models of Piety: Protestant Missionaries on the Frontier

3. The Moral Garden of the Western World: Bodies, Towns, and Families

4. Geography Made Easy: Geographies and Travel Literature

5. A Beacon in the Wilderness: Moral Inscriptions on the Landscape

Conclusion: Moral Geography

Related Subjects

• American Religion

Series

• Religion and American Culture

About the Author

Amy DeRogatis is assistant professor of religious studies at Michigan State University.

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