Creating an American Identity

" In this excellent book, Stephanie Kermes makes a signal contribution to cultural history and regional history. She draws on a transatlantic research base, and she offers a host of original insights on the creation of identity in the early national era. All scholars of New England and the early Republic should read this book. " - Joan E. Cashin, editor of Our Common Affairs: Texts from Women in the Old South" Taken together, these forays into regional consciousness-building add valuable insights into the often schizophrenic development of " American" identity ebfore the Age of Jackson. " - Len Travers, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, American Historical Review" Kernes' s book makes an important contribution to our understanding of the relationship between nationa, regional, and local identities in early national America. " - Paul E. Teed, Saginaw Valley State University, Michigan