The American Jungle
The American Jungle

Author: Harvey E. Oyer

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780981703602

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Children's adventure stories based on actual people, places and events on the south Florida frontier during the late 19th century.

Reading the American Novel 1865 - 1914
Reading the American Novel 1865 - 1914

Author: G. R. Thompson

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2011-07-28

Total Pages: 455

ISBN-13: 1444344250

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An indispensable tool for teachers and students of American literature, Reading the American Novel 1865-1914 provides a comprehensive introduction to the American novel in the post-civil war period. Locates American novels and stories within a specific historical and literary context Offers fresh analyses of key selected literary works Addresses a wide audience of academics and non-academics in clear, accessible prose Demonstrates the changing mentality of 19th-century America entering the 20th century Explores the relationship between the intellectual and artistic output of the time and the turbulent socio-political context

The American Superhero
The American Superhero

Author: Richard A. Hall

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2019-02-06

Total Pages: 383

ISBN-13:

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This compilation of essential information on 100 superheroes from comic book issues, various print and online references, and scholarly analyses provides readers all of the relevant material on superheroes in one place. The American Superhero: Encyclopedia of Caped Crusaders in History covers the history of superheroes and superheroines in America from approximately 1938–2010 in an intentionally inclusive manner. The book features a chronology of important dates in superhero history, five thematic essays covering the overall history of superheroes, and 100 A–Z entries on various superheroes. Complementing the entries are sidebars of important figures or events and a glossary of terms in superhero research. Designed for anyone beginning to research superheroes and superheroines, The American Superhero contains a wide variety of facts, figures, and features about caped crusaders and shows their importance in American history. Further, it collects and verifies information that otherwise would require hours of looking through multiple books and websites to find.

The American Novel of War
The American Novel of War

Author: Wallis R. Sanborn, III

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2012-10-16

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13: 0786492708

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In song, verse, narrative, and dramatic form, war literature has existed for nearly all of recorded history. Accounts of war continue to occupy American bestseller lists and the stacks of American libraries. This innovative work establishes the American novel of war as its own sub-genre within American war literature, creating standards by which such works can be classified and critically and popularly analyzed. Each chapter identifies a defining characteristic, analyzes existing criticism, and explores the characteristic in American war novels of record. Topics include violence, war rhetoric, the death of noncombatants, and terrain as an enemy.