United States/19th Century
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From National Obsession to Elite Possession
19th-century American magazine reviewers helped establish—and subsequently destroy—poetry’s place as a powerful national literature
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From National Obsession to Elite Possession
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Theater, Violence, and Antislavery Speech in the Antebellum United States
Shows how theater was essential to the anti-slavery movement’s consideration of forceful resistance
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Theater, Violence, and Anti-Slavery Speech in the Antebellum United States
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Three Centuries of Racial Impersonation in Philadelphia
Traces the deep roots of Philadelphia’s annual Mummers Parade and the city’s history of blackface masking and other forms of racial impersonation
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Three Centuries of Racial Impersonation in Philadelphia
Traces the deep roots of Philadelphia’s annual Mummers Parade and the city’s history of blackface masking and other forms of racial impersonation
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Three Centuries of Racial Impersonation in Philadelphia
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4. 
Performance Culture and American Charity Practices
Illuminates the relationship between performance and the American charity movement.
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Performance Culture and American Charity Practices
Illuminates the relationship between performance and the American charity movement
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Performance Culture and American Charity Practices
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Theater and Activism in Nineteenth-Century America
Reveals the crucial role that spectacle played in American activism and reform movements in the 1800s
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Theater and Activism in Nineteenth-Century America
Reveals the crucial role that spectacle played in American activism and reform movements in the 1800s
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Theater and Activism in Nineteenth-Century America
Reveals the crucial role that spectacle played in American activism and reform movements in the 1800s
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6. 
The Politics of Congressional Elections Across Time
An original study of U.S. congressional elections and electoral institutions for 1872–1944 from a contemporary political science perspective
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The Politics of Congressional Elections Across Time
An original study of U.S. congressional elections and electoral institutions for 1872–1944 from a contemporary political science perspective
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The Politics of Congressional Elections Across Time
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7. 
The Tragic Obsession of Dr. William Beaumont
A fictionalized case of medical ethics in Northern Michigan
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The Tragic Obsession of Dr. William Beaumont
A fictionalized case of medical ethics in Northern Michigan
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The Tragic Obsession of Dr. William Beaumont
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8. 
Stevens T. Mason and the Birth of Michigan Politics
The definitive biography of the youngest state governor in American history
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Stevens T. Mason and the Birth of Michigan Politics
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9. 
Slander, Religion, and Markets in Early America
A microhistorical examination of early American culture
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Slander, Religion, and Markets in Early America
A microhistorical examination of early American culture
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Slander, Religion, and Markets in Early America
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The Eccentric Writer in American Literature and Entertainment, 1790-1860
A new look at the "eccentric author" figure in early nineteenth-century America
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The Eccentric Writer in American Literature and Entertainment, 1790-1860
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Masculinity and Femininity in Nineteenth-Century Courts and Offices
Examines the historical roots of clerical work and the role that class and gender played in determining professional status
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Masculinity and Femininity in Nineteenth-Century Courts and Offices
Examines the historical roots of clerical work and the role that class and gender played in determining professional status
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Masculinity and Femininity in Nineteenth-Century Courts and Offices
Examines the historical roots of clerical work and the role that class and gender played in determining professional status
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12. 
American and British Decisions about War
The impact of national moral standards on international diplomacy
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American and British Decisions about War
The impact of national moral standards on international diplomacy
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13. 
The Making of Hawthorne's Damned Politics
Was Nathaniel Hawthorne a racist? A compelling second look at a canonical American author
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The Making of Hawthorne's Damned Politics
Was Nathaniel Hawthorne a racist? A compelling second look at a canonical American author
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14. 
The story of how Great Lakes Indians survived the early reservation years
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15. 
The House Built on Abundance
The story of Americans' relation to land, how it has changed in the face of diminishing resources, and what the future may hold
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Universities, Leadership, and the Development of the American State
The impact of American universities on the establishment of the American state
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Universities, Leadership, and the Development of the American State
The impact of American universities on the establishment of the American state
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A historical novel about a young woman's challenges as a member of the first coeducational class at a major university
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A historical novel about a young woman's challenges as a member of the first coeducational class at a major university
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