William Gilmore Simms and the American Frontier

William Gilmore Simms and the American Frontier

Author: John Caldwell Guilds

Publisher: University of Georgia Press

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 9780820318875

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William Gilmore Simms (1807-1870), the antebellum South's foremost author and cultural critic, was the first advocate of regionalism in the creation of national literature. This collection of essays emphasizes his portrayal of America's westward migration.