The American Revolution and the American landscape: Delivered in Cabell Hall, the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, on March 27, 1974 ... lecture series on the Bicentennial)

by Leo Marx

"of the many versions of the redemptive journey into the wilderness known to the revolutionary generation of Americans, perhaps the most vivid was the migration of the people of Israel"

23 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1974

About the author

A specialist in the relationship between technology and culture in 19th and 20th century America, Leo Marx was Professor of the History and Philosophy of Science Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Marx graduated from Harvard University with a BA in history and literature in 1941 and a PhD in the history of American civilization in 1950. Prior to joining the faculty of MIT in 1976, Marx taught at the University of Minnesota and at Amherst College.