Mania for freedom : American literatures of enthusiasm from the Revolution to the Civil War / by Kilgore, John Mac

Table of Contents: “…-- Rites of dissent: literatures of enthusiasm and the American Revolution -- Shaking hands with the prophet: the War of 1812 and Native American enthusiasms -- The revival of revolt: conjure, slave insurrection, and the novel of enthusiasm -- The free state of Whitman: John Brown, the Civil War, and the dis-memberment of enthusiasm in the 1860 Leaves of grass -- Epilogue: the tramp and strike question: terminal enthusiasms.…”
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Mania for freedom : American literatures of enthusiasm from the Revolution to the Civil War / by Kilgore, John Mac

Table of Contents: “…-- Rites of dissent: literatures of enthusiasm and the American Revolution -- Shaking hands with the prophet: the War of 1812 and Native American enthusiasms -- The revival of revolt: conjure, slave insurrection, and the novel of enthusiasm -- The free state of Whitman: John Brown, the Civil War, and the dis-memberment of enthusiasm in the 1860 Leaves of grass -- Epilogue: the tramp and strike question: terminal enthusiasms.…”