| Notions of the Americans: Picked Up by a Travelling Bachelor Contributor(s): Cooper, James Fenimore (Author), Williams, Gary (Notes by) |
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ISBN: 0791402134 ISBN-13: 9780791402139 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 1991 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - General - Biography & Autobiography | Political |
| Dewey: 973 |
| LCCN: 89-4493 |
| Series: Writings of James Fenimore Cooper |
| Physical Information: (2.90 lbs) 807 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Notions of the Americans in considered Cooper's first work of non-fiction despite a thin overlay of character and plot. Written in the form of a travel narrative, it addresses the widespread ignorance he encountered in Europe about the people and institutions of the United States. It is an exuberant chant of praise for American representative democracy, encapsulating the utopian vision that compelled Cooper's writing career over three decades. The introduction draws on materials never before published. this edition, distinguished by the seal of the Center for Scholarly Editions, is the first resetting of the text since the initial American edition in 1828. |