The American Idea of England, 1776-1840: Transatlantic Writing

by Jennifer Clark

Book Overview

Arguing that American colonists who declared their independence in 1776 remained tied to England by both habit and inclination, Jennifer Clark traces the new Americans' struggle to come to terms with their loss of identity as British, and particularly English, citizens. Americans' attempts to negotiate the new Anglo-American relationship are revealed in letters, newspaper accounts, travel reports, essays, song lyrics, short stories and novels, which...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 103292554X
• ISBN13: 9781032925547
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 244 Pages