The Unvarnished Truth : Personal Narratives in Nineteenth-Century America /

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"The practice of selling one's tale of woe to make a buck has long been a part of American culture. The Unvarnished Truth: Personal Narratives in Nineteenth-Century America is a powerful cultural history of how ordinary Americans crafted and sold their stories of hardship and calamity duri...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fabian, Ann (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2000.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Populaire literatuur.
Herinneringen.
Poor.
Autobiography.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Reference.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
autobiography (genre)
Autobiographie.
Autobiographies as Topic
Poor > United States > Biography.
Verenigde Staten.
United States.
États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siecle > Biographies.
United States > History > 19th century > Biography.
Biographies.
History.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Beggars
  • Convicts
  • Slaves
  • Prisoners of war
  • Epilogue: lovers, farm wives, and tramps.

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