American Literature, 1764-1789: The Revolutionary Years

by Everett H. Emerson

"In establishing American independence, the pen and the press had a merit equal to that of the sword." So said David Ramsay in his History of the American Revolution (1789). His assessment is confirmed in full and rich detail in this broad survey of American literary effort during the Revolutionary years.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0299072703
• ISBN13: 9780299072704
• Release Date: March 1977
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"