A collection of essays from the esteemed North American Review, featuring prominent 19th-century American authors. This volume offers a glimpse into the intellectual landscape of the era, showcasing essays by literary giants such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Washington Irving, and Oliver Wendell Holmes.
Covering a range of topics from history and politics to literature and philosophy, these essays reflect the evolving perspectives and cultural dialogues that shaped the United States. Experience the perspectives of William Hickling Prescott, Caleb Cushing, George Bancroft, John Lothrop Motley, Charles Francis Adams, George William Curtis, Francis Parkman, and James Russell Lowell, all within a single volume.
A valuable resource for scholars and enthusiasts of American literature and history, these essays provide insight into the ideas and debates that defined a pivotal period in American thought.
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