The Romantic Revolution in America, 1800-1860

Download or read book The Romantic Revolution in America, 1800-1860 written by Vernon Louis Parrington and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 1987 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Main Currents in American Thought will stand as a model for venturesome scholars for years to come. Readers and scholars of the rising generation may not follow Parrington’s particular judgments or point of view, but it is hard to believe that they will not still be captivated and inspired by his sparkle, his daring, and the ardor of his political commitment. In Volume II, The Romantic Revolution in America, 1800 - 1860, Parrington treats such influential figures as John Marshall, John C. Calhoun, Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Washington Irving, James Fenimore Cooper, Herman Melville, Daniel Webster, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and Nathaniel Hawthorne