Heartless Immensity: Literature, Culture, and Geography in Antebellum America

183 Pages·2006·1.71 MB·English

by  Anne Baker

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Contents
InotdruicoAtnn:E mpiirnDe e nial 1
1.7 maigngi'N natniaCf'olom r 16
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2.M appiannMgde asuwrii.7ltnhhg a abn Wdi lkes3 0
CHAPTER
3.Cf' roSma Llatk teoW a ldPeonn d 44
CHAPTER
4.W ord7,m agaen,'Nd a tniagole ography 64
CHAPTER
Viefwrsot mhe ed goefe mpire 81
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6 rnodSyi azent dh rneo dy Politic 102
CHAPTER
7.g eogrPaepadhgyo,ag ny1Z,da ce 118
CHAPTER
Epilogue 136
}Votes 139
Bibliography 161
Index 171