Democratic Dissent & the Cultural Fictions of Antebellum America

Democratic Dissent & the Cultural Fictions of Antebellum America
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Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages : 252
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ISBN-10 : 0252027221
ISBN-13 : 9780252027222
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Book Synopsis Democratic Dissent & the Cultural Fictions of Antebellum America by : Stephen J. Hartnett

Download or read book Democratic Dissent & the Cultural Fictions of Antebellum America written by Stephen J. Hartnett and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Drawing on a rich array of persuasive materials - including speeches and debates, novels and poems, newspaper articles and advertisements, daguerreotypes and paintings, protest pamphlets, reform manifestos, and scientific reports - Hartnett investigates how cultural fictions were presented, how they reflected or exploited larger cultural norms, and why some were more persuasive than others."--BOOK JACKET.


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