This concise literary history of the American Enlightenment captures the varied and conflicting voices of religious and political conviction in the decades when

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Robert A. Ferguson investigates the nature of loneliness in American fiction, from its mythological beginnings in Rip Van Winkle to the postmodern terrors of 9/

"This wonderfully rich volume challenges those who claim that political history is arid, narrow, or worse, irrelevant to our own concerns. Jensen's study explor

"The American Colonies brings the burgeoning scholarship on early America under control and provides students with a graceful, rigorous introduction to American