The Overflowing of Friendship: Love between Men and the Creation of the American Republic
In The Overflowing of Friendship, Richard Godbeer examines the place of love between men in the creation of the American Republic. The book connects personal friendship with the broader social and political world of early American history, offering a focused study of relationships, emotion, and nation-building.
About This Book
Richard Godbeer's The Overflowing of Friendship examines love between men in connection with the creation of the American Republic.
The book considers friendship as a meaningful social and emotional relationship, rather than treating it as a peripheral subject.
By focusing on the relationship between personal bonds and public life, it offers a historical perspective on the formation of the republic.
This work will interest readers studying American history, friendship, gender, and the emotional culture of the past.
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