Writing in the New Nation: Prose, Print, and Politics in the Early United States

by Larzer Ziff

Examining the relationship of literature to society during the formative years of the American republic, the author discusses a range of works, from natural histories to novels, showing how these works both shaped and were shaped by the culture of the period.

224 pages, Hardcover

First published October 23, 1991

About the author

Larzer Ziff is Caroline Donovan Research Professor of English at The Johns Hopkins University.