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Colonial British America: Essays in the New History of the Early Modern Era (Paperback) by J. R. Pole bookshelves: currently-reading |
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recommended for: Cultural studies types, people interested in 18th century America
read in September, 2007 
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"Collection of essays focusing on 17th and 18th century Colonial America. Most of the examination is about the social dynamics of the colonies. Like most collections of essays, some are better than others.
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Ruth Hall: A Domestic Tale of the Present Time (Paperback) by Fanny Fern bookshelves: currently-reading |
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recommended for: 19th century people, fans of Dickens
read in September, 2007
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"One of the better pieces of antebellum sentimental fiction. Pleasantly satirical, in addition to examining the urban publishing culture.
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The Pleasures of Horror (Paperback) by Matt Hills bookshelves: horror |
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recommended for: Literary horror people
read in January, 2008
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"Interesting examination of the theories of horror, using a metatheoretical lens to identify weak points in previous ideas of horror and terror. Pleasure does a nice job of looking at how many current investigations ignore the affect in horror or how...more
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Master Plots: Race and the Founding of an American Literature, 1787-1845 (Paperback) by Jared Gardner |
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recommended for: Literary History people
read in November, 2007
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"Exploration of the use of race as a way to develop an American Identity in the Early Republic/antebellum period. Chapters look at Poe, Brown, Cooper, Douglass, and some others.
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The Origins of Freemasonry: Facts and Fictions (Paperback) by Margaret C. Jacob bookshelves: academicparanoia |
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recommended for: People who like Masons; anyone who thinks the DiVinci Code is true
read in January, 2008
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"Academic breakdown of the origins and growth of Continental Freemasonry. Much of the material is not new, but it is placed in a context with some evaluation of other Freemason histories. There was some interesting new research done on women Freemas...more
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Moralists and Modernizers: America's Pre-Civil War Reformers (The American Moment) by Steven Mintz bookshelves: academicparanoia |
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read in December, 2007
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"Fairly innocuous review of the historical dynamic workings of antebellum reform movements and their connection to ideas of modernity. If you need to write a paper on this topic, you could do worse than starting here.
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The Girls in 3-B (Femmes Fatales: Women Write Pulp) by Valerie Taylor, Lisa Walker bookshelves: academicparanoia |
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Working Women, Literary Ladies: The Industrial Revolution and Female Aspiration (Paperback) by Sylvia J. Cook bookshelves: academicparanoia |
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read in January, 2008
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"Examination of working womens' literary material from 1835 to the early 1900s. Interesting chapters on the first factory novels and labor novels that used Goldberg as a model for characters.
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Jonas
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Colonial British America: Essays in the New History of the Early Modern Era (Paperback) by J. R. Pole bookshelves: currently-reading |
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recommended for: Cultural studies types, people interested in 18th century America
read in September, 2007
Jonas said:
"Collection of essays focusing on 17th and 18th century Colonial America. Most of the examination is about the social dynamics of the colonies. Like most collections of essays, some are better than others.
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Jonas
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Ruth Hall: A Domestic Tale of the Present Time (Paperback) by Fanny Fern bookshelves: currently-reading |
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recommended for: 19th century people, fans of Dickens
read in September, 2007
Jonas said:
"One of the better pieces of antebellum sentimental fiction. Pleasantly satirical, in addition to examining the urban publishing culture.
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