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Sensationalist literature and popular culture in the early American republic

Edward W. R. Pitcher · 2001

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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; Exotic Lands and Strange Customs; Marvels of Science and Medicine; Marvellous Animals, Creatures, and Beasts; and Sensational Journalism."--BOOK JACKET.

Book details

Year
2001
Language
English
Publisher
Edwin Mellen Pr
Editions
1
Pages
400
ISBN
9780773475724

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