Essay Archive - James Fenimore Cooper and His Writings
James Fenimore Cooper and His Writings
America! America! God shed His grace on thee And crown thy good with
brotherhood From sea to shining sea!
-America the Beautiful, Katherine Lee Bates
The growth of American Literature was further developed in the era
of American Romanticism. In this period, stirrings of national
consciousness appeared more and more strongly with the emergence of a truly
American literature. During this time, as Americans began to understand
the meaning of being "American", they also began to grow culturally. This
paralleled the time w....
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