Author: Fannie de C. Miller
Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 174

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Author: Margo Culley
Publisher: Feminist Press at CUNY
ISBN: 9780935312515
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 364

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Gathers diary selections, describes the historical background of each writer, and discusses the changing function and content of diaries.

Author: J. Hart
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1403973571
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 235

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Columbus, Shakespeare, and the Interpretation of the New World explores a range of images and texts that shed light on the complexity of the European reception and interpretation of the New World. Jonathan Hart examines Columbus's first representation of the natives and the New World, the representation of him in subsequent ages, the portrayal of America in sexual terms, the cultural intricacies brought into play by a variety of translators and mediators, the tensions between the aesthetic and colonial in Shakespeare's The Tempest , and a discussion of cultural and voice appropriation that examines the colonial in the postcolonial. This book brings the comparative study of the cultural past of the Americas and the Atlantic world into focus as it relates to the present.

Author: Gwenn Davis
Publisher: Burns & Oates
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 328

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Author: Harry James Carman
Publisher: New York, Columbia U. P
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 692

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Category : Union catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 712

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Author: Ella Sterling Mighels
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 524

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Author: Paul Kahan
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 1512826308
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 425

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Philadelphia is famous for its colonial and revolutionary buildings and artifacts, which draw tourists from far and wide to gain a better understanding of the nation’s founding. Philadelphians, too, value these same buildings and artifacts for the stories they tell about their city. But Philadelphia existed long before the Liberty Bell was first rung, and its history extends well beyond the American Revolution.In Philadelphia: A Narrative History, Paul Kahan presents a comprehensive portrait of the city, from the region’s original Lenape inhabitants to the myriad of residents in the twenty-first century. As any history of Philadelphia should, this book chronicles the people and places that make the city unique: from Independence Hall to Eastern State Penitentiary, Benjamin Franklin and Betsy Ross to Cecil B. Moore and Cherelle Parker. Kahan also shows us how Philadelphia has always been defined by ethnic, religious, and racial diversity—from the seventeenth century, when Dutch, Swedes, and Lenapes lived side by side along the Delaware; to the nineteenth century, when the city was home to a vibrant community of free Black and formerly enslaved people; to the twentieth century, when it attracted immigrants from around the world. This diversity, however, often resulted in conflict, especially over access to public spaces. Those two themes— diversity and conflict— have shaped Philadelphia’s development and remain visible in the city’s culture, society, and even its geography. Understanding Philadelphia’s past, Kahan says, is key to envisioning future possibilities for the City of Brotherly Love.

Author: New York Public Library. Reference Department
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 998

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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 650

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