The wisdom of generosity
Subtitle: a reader in American philanthropy
By: William J. Jackson.
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Waco, Tex
Language: eng
Number of pages: 427
ISBN-13: 9781602580596
Subjects: Generosity; Humanitarianism; Charities -- United States; Endowments -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Our roots in the wisdom of nature and Christian charity : 1600-1700; title: Philanthropy and liberty in the enlightenment era : 1700-1800; title: Generous spirit and social conscience : migration, the West, the Civil War, industrialism, and immigration  : 1800-1900.