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From: American Eras
Date: 19970101
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1815-1850: The Arts: Publications
Henry Ward Beecher, Lectures to Young Men (Boston & Salem: John P. Jewett, 1844) — like many contemporary “ advice manuals ” aimed at young men, Beecher ’ s lectures warned readers about the moral dangers found in theaters, some books, and other forms of urban culture;
James Fenimore Cooper, The Pioneers; or, the Sources of the Susquehanna, a Descriptive Tale (New York: C. Wiley, 1823) — in Cooper ’ s first successful novel he introduced his famous Leatherstocking character, Natty Bumppo, a lone frontiersman who ...
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