William Cullen Bryant : author of America / Gilbert H. Muller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Muller, Gilbert H., 1941-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878.

Bryant, William Cullen.

Authors, American--19th century--Biography.

Authors, American.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

ix, 410 pages, 38 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [2008]

Contents:

1 America's First Poet 1

2 Pedlar of Law and Poetry 17

3 The Delectable City of Gotham 37

4 Apprentice Editor 59

5 Jackson Democrat 77

6 Yankee Brawls 93

7 My Native Country 119

8 Leggett's Legacy 133

9 Politics and Poetry 157

10 Among the First in the World 179

11 Kindred Spirits 199

12 Old Temples and Tombs 215

13 Tumults of the Noisy World 231

14 Lincoln 251

15 Days of Slaughter 265

16 Like One Shut Out of Paradise 291

17 A Century's Space 317.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-389) and index.

ISBN:

9780791474679

0791474674

OCLC:

163708703