From the publisher’s description:
Traces the evolution of American intellectual writing and thinking from its origins in Puritan beliefs to the most recent essays on diversity and postmodernity.
Capper, Charles (NHC Fellow, 1994–95; 2002–03), ed. The American Intellectual Tradition: A Sourcebook. 2 vols.. Edited by Charles Capper and David A. Hollinger. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997. ISBN 9780195057744.