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Surveys frontier literature of North America from the time of Columbus through the twentieth century
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Surveys North American frontier literature from the time of Columbus to the 20th century. The 94 alphabetized entries include authors, works, biographies, key concepts, terms, geographic locations, literary motifs, and dominant themes, such as explorers of the frontier, law and order, Native Americans in literature, naturalists, and poetry of the frontier. Each entry provides textual commentary, literary analysis, historical background and sources. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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