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Constructing American Lives

Biography and Culture in Nineteenth-Century America

Constructing American Lives( )
Author: Casper, Scott E.
ISBN:978-0-8078-2462-7
Publication Date:Apr 1999
Publisher:University of North Carolina Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $55.00
Book Description:

Nineteenth-century Americans believed that biographies influenced individual character and national identity. This book examines how Americans wrote, published, and read biographies during the 1800s, showing how their conceptions of the genre changed over time.

Book Details
Pages:456
Detailed Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / General
Social Science / Customs & Traditions
History / United States / 19Th Century
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.12 x 9.25 Inches
Book Weight:0.75 Pounds



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