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West of Emerson
Thoreau, henry david, 1817-1862
Emerson, ralph waldo, 1803-1882
United states, territorial expansion
West (U.S.)
Frontier and pioneer life, west (u.s.)
Territorial expansion
Knowledge
Historiography
Frontier and pioneer life
"Where did American literature start? The familiar story of Emerson and Thoreau has them setting up shop in Concord, Massachusetts, and determining the course of American writing. West of Emerson overhauls this story of origins as it shifts the context for these literary giants from the civilized Ea…
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