Egypt Land Race and Nineteenth-Century American Egyptomania |
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| Author:
| Trafton, Scott |
| Series title: | New Americanists Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8223-3362-3 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2004 |
| Publisher: | Duke University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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Explores the relation between nineteenth-century American interest in ancient Egypt in architecture, literature, and science, and the ways Egypt was deployed by advocates for slavery and by African American writers.
Explores the relation between nineteenth-century American interest in ancient Egypt in architecture, literature, and science, and the ways Egypt was deployed by advocates for slavery and by African American writers.