American Palestine

American Palestine
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 342
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ISBN-10 : 0691009732
ISBN-13 : 9780691009735
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Book Synopsis American Palestine by : Hilton Obenzinger

Download or read book American Palestine written by Hilton Obenzinger and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1999-11-14 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 19th century, American tourists, scholars, evangelists, writers and artists flocked to Palestine. Focusing on works by Melville and Twain, this book throws new light on the construction ot American identity in the 19th century.


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