{"product_id":"west-of-emerson-9780520231856","title":"West of Emerson","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhere did American literature start? The familiar story of Emerson and Thoreau has them setting up shop in Concord, Massachusetts, and determining the course of American writing. This title overhauls this story of origins as it shifts the context for these literary giants from the civilized East to the wide-open spaces of the Louisiana Purchase.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction  1. Natural Causes: The Journals of Lewis and Clark 2. Zebulon Pike, Federalist Gloom, and Western Lands 3. The Land without Qualities: Stephen Long and William Emory 4. Emerson's 1830s 5. Emerson's Nature: West of Ecstasy 6. Thoreau and the Design of Dissent  Epilogue: The Case against the Hamptons Notes Bibliography Index","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402815906135,"sku":"9780520231856","price":22.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520231856.jpg?v=1730481587","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/west-of-emerson-9780520231856","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}