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Village atheists : how America's unbelievers made their way in a godly nation

by Leigh Eric Schmidt

Exploring the complex history of secularism in the United States, this book examines the lives of nineteenth-century atheists and their struggle for equal rights, detailing how they navigated social exclusion and legal jeopardy in a deeply religious nation.

Accession 11766 ISBN 9780691168647 Publisher Princeton University Press
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