Sensationalist Literature and Popular Culture in the Early American Republic |
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| Editor:
| Pitcher, Edward W. R. |
| Compiled by:
| Hartigan, D. Sean |
| Series title: | Studies in British and American Magazines |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7734-7572-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2001 |
| Publisher: | Edwin Mellen Press, The
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $129.95 |
Book Description:
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"Previous samplers have not swept together the variety that the present editors have gathered, not invited readers to study this literature as part of a reassessment of 'taste' within the general populace of the early American republic, especially in the years 1780-1810." "The Main headings in the book are: Courting Credulity; Ghosts, Apparitions, Tall Tales; Crimes and Confessions; Extraordinary Masculinities; Evites, Amazons, and Fabulous Females; Fantastic and Harrowing Voyages;...
More Description"Previous samplers have not swept together the variety that the present editors have gathered, not invited readers to study this literature as part of a reassessment of 'taste' within the general populace of the early American republic, especially in the years 1780-1810." "The Main headings in the book are: Courting Credulity; Ghosts, Apparitions, Tall Tales; Crimes and Confessions; Extraordinary Masculinities; Evites, Amazons, and Fabulous Females; Fantastic and Harrowing Voyages; Exotic Lands and Strange Customs; Marvels of Science and Medicine; Marvellous Animals, Creatures, and Beasts; and Sensational Journalism."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved