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The Fictional Republic: Horatio Alger and American Political Discourse
By (author) Carol Nackenoff
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Investigating the persistence and place of the formulas of Horatio Alger in American politics, The Fictional Republic reassesses the Alger story in its Gilded Age context. Carol Nackenoff argues that Alger was a keen observer of the dislocations and economic pitfalls of the rapidly industrializing nation, and devised a set of symbols that addressed anxieties about power and identity. As classes were increasingly divided by wealth, life chances, residence space, and culture, Alger maintained that Americans could still belong to one estate. The story of the youth who faces threats to his virtue, power, independence, and identity stands as an allegory of the American Republic. Nackenoff examines how the Alger formula continued to shape political discourse in Reagan's America and beyond.
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Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc
Published date | 30 Jun 1994
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Format | Hardback
Pages | 13
Dimensions | 243 x 162 x 32mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 684g
ISBN | 978-0-1950-7923-4
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BISAC | history / united states / 19th century
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