Subversive Genealogy: The Politics and Art of Herman MelvilleExamines Herman Melville's use of the history of his family in the writing of his novels and analyzes the political views contained in his fiction. |
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The Presidential elec- tion of 1848 pitted the Mexican War hero , Zachary Taylor , against the fore- most proponent of American expansionism , Lewis Cass . The commitment of both major parties to Manifest Destiny only raised the ...
The Presidential elec- tion of 1848 pitted the Mexican War hero , Zachary Taylor , against the fore- most proponent of American expansionism , Lewis Cass . The commitment of both major parties to Manifest Destiny only raised the ...
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The dissolu- tion of our Union , for the sake of a handful of bondmen . Is not our country the Isaac ... the child of promise given to [ the world ] in its old age ? Our na- tion is to enter Canaan as certainly as the Hebrews once did .
The dissolu- tion of our Union , for the sake of a handful of bondmen . Is not our country the Isaac ... the child of promise given to [ the world ] in its old age ? Our na- tion is to enter Canaan as certainly as the Hebrews once did .
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Let us readopt the Declara- tion of Independence , " urged Lincoln in 1854. It was " the sheet anchor of American republicanism . " Supporters of the Nebraska bill , however , at- tacked the Declaration for proclaiming the equality of ...
Let us readopt the Declara- tion of Independence , " urged Lincoln in 1854. It was " the sheet anchor of American republicanism . " Supporters of the Nebraska bill , however , at- tacked the Declaration for proclaiming the equality of ...
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The Red Rover | 3 |
POLITICS | 13 |
and Christians | 42 |
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Subversive Genealogy: The Politics and Art of Herman Melville Michael Rogin Vista previa limitada - 1985 |
Subversive Genealogy: The Politics and Art of Herman Melville Michael Rogin Vista previa limitada - 1985 |
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