Machine generated contents note: INTRODUCTION ix
1 THE CASE FOR THE ENLIGHTENMENT: GEORGE WASHINGTON'S FALSE TEETH 3
2 THE NEWS IN PARIS:
AN EARLY INFORMATION SOCIETY 25
3 THE UNITY OF EUROPE: CULTURE AND POLITENESS 76
4 THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS: VOLTAIRE AND JEFFERSON 89
5 THE GREAT DIVIDE: ROUSSEAU ON THE ROUTE TO VINCENNES 107
6 THE CRAZE FOR AMERICA: CONDORCET AND BRISSOT 119
7 THE PURSUIT OF PROFIT: ROUSSEAUISM ON THE BOURSE 137
8 THE SKELETONS IN THE CLOSET: How HISTORIANS PLAY GOD 156.
George Washington's false teeth : an unconventional guide to the eighteenth century by Robert Darnton. ISBN 0393057607. Published by W. W. Norton in 2003. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.