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Argues that they were the carriers of linguistic restriction, and writers from Frederick Douglass to Stephen Crane wrestled with the demands for silence and circumspection that accompanied the antebellum fear of disunion and the postwar reconciliation between the North and South.

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"Michael T. Gillmore's execution of his thesis is vigorous, enlightening, and arguable in a positive sense." (American Literature)"

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 06/12/2013
      ISBN13: 9780226101699, 978-0226101699
      ISBN10: 022610169X

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Argues that they were the carriers of linguistic restriction, and writers from Frederick Douglass to Stephen Crane wrestled with the demands for silence and circumspection that accompanied the antebellum fear of disunion and the postwar reconciliation between the North and South.

      Trade Review
      "Michael T. Gillmore's execution of his thesis is vigorous, enlightening, and arguable in a positive sense." (American Literature)"

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