Moral Geography
Subtitle: Maps, Missionaries, and the American Frontier (Religion and American Culture)
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: April 15, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780231127882
Subjects: American history: c 1500 to c 1800; American studies; Christian mission & evangelism; Map making & projections; Religion - Church History; Religion; USA; Christianity - History - General; North American; Religion / General; Christian Ministry - Missions; 19th century; Christianity and geography; Church history; Congregational churches; Connecticut; History; Missions; Ohio; Western Reserve; Western Reserve (Ohio)
First sentence: In 1817 the Connecticut Missionary Society realized that the moment had arrived to caution the public about the "moral dangers" of the American frontier.