Early 1800s to 1865. We will walk with our own feet. We will work with our own hands. We will speak our own minds -Ralph Waldo Emerson.
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GIANT REVIEW! Feraco American Literature 10 December 2007.
Washington Irving. Irving was the first American writer to achieve an international literary reputation. He was a Romantic with a great sense of tradition,
Washington Irving. Washington Irving (1783-1859) “Father of American Imaginative literature” “Father of the American short story”
WASHINGTON IRVING (1783-1859). He was born (April 3, 1783) in the city of York, in the family of a prosperous merchant who came to America from Scotland.
He was born in New York City in 1783. He was named after George Washington He was the youngest of 11 children. He was the first American to make a living.
Louisiana Purchase Lewis and Clark Expedition “The Star Spangled Banner” Railroad Expansion Abolitionist Movement.
Chapter 3 The Rise of a National Literature
American Romanticism 1800- 1860 Romanticism What comes to mind when you hear the word? When someone is romantic what personality traits are giving.
WASHINGTON IRVING Father of American Fiction. He made short fiction popular He was the first to write prose meant for entertainment He made stories.
American Romanticism 1800-1860
