Douglass in His Own Time

John Ernest

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• One of the most incredible stories in American history is that of Frederick Douglass, the man who escaped from slavery and rose to become one of the m... Lees meer

Dickinson in Her Own Time

Jane Eberwein

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• Even before the first books of her poems were published in the 1890s, friends, neighbors, and even apparently strangers knew Emily Dickinson was a wri... Lees meer

Hawthorne in His Own Time

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• At his death, Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) was universally acknowledged in America and England as the Great Romancer. Novels such as The Scarlet Le... Lees meer

Poe in His Own Time

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• An image of Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) as a man of gloom and mystery continues to hold great popular appeal. Long recognized as one of the greats of ... Lees meer

Jefferson in His Own Time

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• In this volume, Kevin J. Hayes collects thirty accounts of Thomas Jefferson written by his granddaughters, visiting dignitaries, fellow politicians, a... Lees meer

Melville in His Own Time

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• Owing to the decline of his contemporary fame and to decades of posthumous neglect, Herman Melville remains enigmatic to readers despite his status as... Lees meer

Thoreau in His Own Time

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• More than any other Transcendentalist of his time, Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) embodied the full complement of the movement's ideals and vocations... Lees meer