Constructing American Lives Biography and Culture in Nineteenth-Century America |
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Author:
| Casper, Scott E. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8078-2462-7 |
Publication Date: | Apr 1999 |
Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $55.00 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.