The Burned-over District

The Burned-over District
Author: Whitney R. Cross
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Total Pages: 520
Release: 2015-05-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 080147700X

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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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Pages: 520
Authors: Whitney R. Cross
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-05-15 - Publisher: Cornell University Press

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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 religi