Constructing American Lives: Biography and Culture in Nineteenth-Century America by Scott E. Casper

Constructing American Lives: Biography and Culture in Nineteenth-Century America

Scott E. Casper

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Nineteenth-century American authors, critics, and readers believed that biography had the power to shape individuals' characters and to help define the nation's identity. In an age predating radio and television, biography was not simply a genre o...

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