The Great People of the Future: American Civilization and National Character

“History,” Harvard student Wilder Dwight explained, “is . . . but the description of a nation’s character.” For the United States, “history has hardly commenced, and we have but just taken our place among the nations of the earth.” At the time of the essay’s conception in November 1851, however, Dwi...

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Zusammenfassung:	“History,” Harvard student Wilder Dwight explained, “is . . . but the description of a nation’s character.” For the United States, “history has hardly commenced, and we have but just taken our place among the nations of the earth.” At the time of the essay’s conception in November 1851, however, Dwight thought he could “already judge accurately of the present character of our people, and this judgment will furnish us with a key to their future history.”¹ The Harvard student looked west to find evidence of American character in action. A new society had sprung up with “few of the