Master plots : race and the founding of an American literature, 1787-1845 /
Gardner, Jared.
Baltimore, Md. ; London : Johns Hopkins University Press,
1998.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-231) and index.
American literature
Literature and society
Literature and society
National characteristics, American, in literature.
African Americans in literature.
Slavery in literature.
Indians in literature.
Race in literature.