Popular American Literature of the 19th Century

This unique collection captures some of the excitement & diversity of the immensely prolific print culture that formed & framed 19th-cent. Amer. life & thought, making available material that is not readily available today but which was vital to the culture & daily conversations of the period. It collects examples of a wide range of lit. including tracts, plays, poems, gift books, dime novels, school books, & serialized newspaper novels. Featuring 15 works in their entirety & several more in extensive excerpts, the selections cover many important themes including singleness & marriage, domesticity & gender roles, masculinity, proper conduct, social reform, temperance, religion, urban & rural life, race, slavery, class, science, business & more. Illustrated.Gutjahr, Paul C. is the author of 'Popular American Literature of the 19th Century', published 2004 under ISBN 9780756771843 and ISBN 0756771846.