American Literature, 1764-1789: The Revolutionary Years"In establishing American independence, the pen and the press had a merit equal to that of the sword." So said David Ramsay in his History of the American Revolution (1789). His assessment is confirmed in full and rich detail in this broad survey of American literary effort during the Revolutionary years. |
Contents
The Patriot Pamphleteers | 19 |
Thomas Paine | 39 |
The Loyalists Reply | 59 |
The Preachers | 73 |
The Theater and Drama | 87 |
Benjamin Franklin | 105 |
Philip Freneau and Francis Hopkinson | 127 |
Thomas Jefferson | 145 |
AfricanAmerican Writers | 171 |
Carver Bartram and Woolman | 195 |
Hector St John de Crèvecoeur | 213 |
The Connecticut Wits | 233 |
The Federalist | 253 |
Worried Celebrants of the American Revolution | 275 |
Notes on Contributors | 293 |
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