The Burned-over District

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Author	: Whitney R. Cross
Publisher	: Cornell University Press
Total Pages	: 520
Release	: 2015-05-15
ISBN-10	: 9780801477003
ISBN-13	: 080147700X
Rating	: 4/5 (03 Downloads)

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Book Synopsis The Burned-over District by : Whitney R. Cross

Book excerpt: During the first half of the nineteenth century the wooded hills and the valleys of western New York State were swept by fires of the spirit. The fervent religiosity of the region caused historians to call it the "burned-over district."

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