Literary Pioneers Early American Explorers of European Culture

This book explores the impact of European culture on early American literature through the works of literary pioneers such as Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and James Fenimore Cooper. Long traces the roots of American literary identity and highlights the influence of European traditions and values on shaping it.

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