The Literary Quest for an American National Character

By Finn Pollard

Book Overview

Through key literary works of revolutionary and early national America by writers (both well-known, Washington Irving and James Fenimore Cooper and more obscure (John Neal and Jonas Clopper)), this book shows how American national character was born and remained in bitter debate in the nation's formative years.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415884020
• ISBN13: 9780415884020
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"