Myths That Made America : an Introduction to American Studies /
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...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Corporate Author: | |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Bielefeld, Germany :
Transcript Verlag,
2014.
|
| Series: | American studies (Transcript (Firm)) ;
v. 1. |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
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.