Description
In this new literary history of early American veterans, Benjamin Cooper reveals how soldiers and sailors from the Revolutionary War through the Civil War demanded, through their writing, that their value as American citizens and authors be recognized. Relying on an archive of largely understudied veteran authors, Cooper situates their perspective against a civilian monopoly in defining American citizenship and literature that endures to this day.
About the Author
Benjamin Cooper is assistant professor of English at Lindenwood University.
Book Information
ISBN 9781625343314
Author Benjamin Cooper
Format Paperback
Page Count 232
Imprint University of Massachusetts Press
Publisher University of Massachusetts Press
Weight(grams) 340g