
by George Dekker (Author)
Tracing the tradition of American historical fiction from its origins in the early 19th century to the eve of World War II, the author devotes most of his book to new readings of major texts by James Fenimore Cooper, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Mark Twain, Edith Wharton and others.
                        Format:  Paperback
                         Pages: 388
                        Edition: 1st Paperback Ed
                        
                        
                        Publisher: Cambridge University Press 
 Published: 03 May 1990
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        ISBN 10:  0521389372
 ISBN 13: 9780521389372