Myths That Made America [electronic resource] : an Introduction to American Studies / Heike Paul.

This essential introduction to American studies examines the core foundational myths upon which the nation is based and which still determine discussions of US-American identities today. These myths include the myth of discovery, the Pocahontas myth, the myth of the Promised Land, the myth of the Fo...

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Main Author: Paul, Heike (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Bielefeld, Germany : Transcript Verlag, 2014.
Series:American studies (Transcript (Firm)) ; v. 1.
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Table of 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.