In the historical book A Shopkeeper’s Millennium: Society and Revivals in Rochester, New York (1815-1837), Paul E. Johnson, American historian, re-interprets religious revivalism (known as the Second Great Awakening) and its drastic effects on the economy and society as whole; within America. Johnson studies and follows the economic structure within Rochester, New York, it is clear that as the city’s economy changed and evolved so did society. Thus, influencing an evangelical upbringing and/or religious reform; as previously mentioned. It is important to note that Johnson chooses to specifically study Rochester, New York as it was a focal point of religious revivalism during the Second Great Awakening. Consequently, serving as a ‘study’, revealing
