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6. “The Cause of Humanity, as Well as Our Interest”: In Which Henry Drinker Reinvents Himself as a Moral Architect
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Richard Godbeer
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Introduction 1
- 1. “A Cornerstone to My Love-Fabric”: In Which Henry Drinker Woos Elizabeth Sandwith 20
- 2. “Tenderness, Care, and Anxiety” at Home and Abroad: In Which the Drinkers Embark on Married Life 55
- 3. “Obliged to Wade through This Sea of Politics”: In Which the Firm of James and Drinker Flounders in Storms of Political Protest 89
- 4. “Cruelty and Oppression”: In Which Henry Drinker Is Arrested and Sent into Exile 132
- 5. “Inward and Outward Trials”: Surviving the Revolution 168
- 6. “The Cause of Humanity, as Well as Our Interest”: In Which Henry Drinker Reinvents Himself as a Moral Architect 211
- 7. “Times Are Much Changed, and Maids Are Become Mistresses”: In Which Elizabeth Drinker Tries to Fend Off a Domestic Revolution 249
- 8. “A Scene of Affl iction and Grief”: In Which Elizabeth and Henry Drinker Face New Challenges to Their Family’s Survival 292
- 9. “To the Place of Fixedness”: In Which the Drinkers Reach the End of Their Journey 335
- Epilogue 365
- Family Trees 375
- Chronology 383
- Notes 385
- Index 445
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Introduction 1
- 1. “A Cornerstone to My Love-Fabric”: In Which Henry Drinker Woos Elizabeth Sandwith 20
- 2. “Tenderness, Care, and Anxiety” at Home and Abroad: In Which the Drinkers Embark on Married Life 55
- 3. “Obliged to Wade through This Sea of Politics”: In Which the Firm of James and Drinker Flounders in Storms of Political Protest 89
- 4. “Cruelty and Oppression”: In Which Henry Drinker Is Arrested and Sent into Exile 132
- 5. “Inward and Outward Trials”: Surviving the Revolution 168
- 6. “The Cause of Humanity, as Well as Our Interest”: In Which Henry Drinker Reinvents Himself as a Moral Architect 211
- 7. “Times Are Much Changed, and Maids Are Become Mistresses”: In Which Elizabeth Drinker Tries to Fend Off a Domestic Revolution 249
- 8. “A Scene of Affl iction and Grief”: In Which Elizabeth and Henry Drinker Face New Challenges to Their Family’s Survival 292
- 9. “To the Place of Fixedness”: In Which the Drinkers Reach the End of Their Journey 335
- Epilogue 365
- Family Trees 375
- Chronology 383
- Notes 385
- Index 445
