River of Dreams: Imagining the Mississippi before Mark Twain by Thomas Ruys Smith
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Overview: Even in the decades before Mark Twain enthralled the world with his evocative representations of the Mississippi, the river played an essential role in American culture and consciousness. Throughout the antebellum era, the Mississippi acted as a powerful symbol of America’s conception of itself — and the world’s conception of America. As Twain understood, “The Mississippi is well worth reading about.” Thomas Ruys Smith’s River of Dreams is an examination of the Mississippi’s role in the antebellum imagination, exploring its cultural position in literature, art, thought, and national life.Presidents, politicians, authors, poets, painters, and international celebrities of every variety experienced the Mississippi in its Golden Age.
Genre: Non-Fiction > History
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