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The myths that made America : an introduction to American studies / Heike Paul.
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Title:The myths that made America : an introduction to American studies / Heike Paul.
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Author/Creator:Paul, Heike, author.
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Published/Created:Bielefeld : Transcript, 2014.
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Location:KOERNER LIBRARY stacks (Floor 1)Where is this?
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Call Number: E169.12 .P385 2014
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Number of Items:1
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Status:c.1 Lost - 03-18-2021
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Location:KOERNER LIBRARY stacks (Floor 1)Where is this?
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Library of Congress Subjects:National characteristics, American.
Collective memory--United States.
United States--Intellectual life.
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Description:450 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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Series:American studies (Transcript (Firm)) ; v. 1.
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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ISBN:9783837614855 (pbk.)
3837614859 (pbk.)
9783839414859 (online)
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Contents:Christopher Columbus and the myth of 'discovery'
Pocahontas and the myth of Transatlantic love
Pilgrims and Puritans and the myth of the promised land
American independence and the myth of the founding fathers
E pluribus unum? The myth of the melting pot
Agrarianism, expansionism, and the myth of the American West
Expressive individualism and the myth of the self-made man
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