William Cooper's Town: Power and Persuasion on the Frontier of the Early American Republic (Pulitzer Prize Winner) Paperback - 1996
by Alan Taylor
An innovative work of biography, social history, and literary analysis, this Pulitzer Prize-winning book presents the story of two men, William Cooper and his son, the novelist James Fennimore Cooper, who embodied the contradictions that divided America in the early years of the Republic. Taylor shows how Americans resolved their revolution through the creation of new social forms and new stories that evolved with the expansion of our frontier. of photos.
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ON NOVEMBER 12, 1774, A YOUNG couple seeking a marriage license appeared before "his Excellency William Franklin, Esqr., Governor of the Province of New Jersey."
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- Title William Cooper's Town: Power and Persuasion on the Frontier of the Early American Republic (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
- Author Alan Taylor
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Pages 576
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Vintage, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date August 27, 1996
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps
- ISBN 9780679773009 / 0679773002
- Weight 1.25 lbs (0.57 kg)
- Dimensions 8.25 x 4.92 x 1.16 in (20.96 x 12.50 x 2.95 cm)
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- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Dewey Decimal Code 974.7
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- New York Times, 09/22/1996, Page 40
- Publishers Weekly, 07/15/1996, Page 0
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