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American Literature/Romanticism (1810-1861)

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Peter B High in his book[1] argues that "in the early part of the nineteenth century New York City was the center of American writing". He goes on to discuss Washington Irving and James Kirke Paulding, contrasting them with James Fenimore Cooper.

  1. An Outline of American Literature Peter B High Longman 1986