History, Abolition, and the Ever-Present Now in Antebellum American Writing
Author:   Jeffrey Insko (Associate Professor, Director of American Studies, Oakland University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780198825647


Pages:   272
Publication Date:   18 December 2018
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Jeffrey Insko (Associate Professor, Director of American Studies, Oakland University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.40cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.80cm
Weight:   0.556kg
ISBN:  

9780198825647


ISBN 10:   0198825641
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   18 December 2018
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Part I. De-formations of History 1: Diedrich Knickerbocker, Regular Bred Historian 2: Unhistorical Fictions: Sedgwick and Neal Part II. Reformations of the Present 3: Emerson's Strong Present Tense 4: Frederick Douglass's Historical Turn 5: Israel Potter; or, Hither and Thither History Coda: #StayWoke

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Scholars will value Insko's well-researched insights, and students will appreciate his knack for explaining complex ideas clearly and succinctly. * J.W. Miller, CHOICE *


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Jeffrey Insko is Associate Professor of English at Oakland University where he teaches courses in nineteenth-century US literature and culture. He is the recipient of the 2012 Oakland University Teaching Excellence Award. His essays have appeared in American Literary History, American Literature, Early American Literature, and ESQ.

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