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Blood from the Sky

by Adam Jortner · 2017

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"This book examines the appearance of miracles and the supernatural in Jeffersonian America, and explains the way in which these religious claims to supernatural powers represented a political crisis in the new republic"—Provided by publisher.

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politicspoliticsMore like thisLess of thishistoryhistoryMore like thisLess of this
Themes
religionreligionMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 264 pages

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