| Description |
xiii, 391 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Studies in American thought and culture
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Studies in American thought and culture.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliogr. references (pages 349-376) and index. |
| Contents |
Imagining a president: George Washington and his fictional predecessors -- Seeing double: clowns, carnival, and satire in the Antebellum years -- Deep, yet transparent: myth, mystery, and "common sense" in post-Civil War presidential fictions -- A simple, honest man: presidential character in the fictions of the 1930s and 1940s -- The human element: presidential strength, weakness, and difference in the 1960s and 1970s -- Who am I? Presidents and their "issues" in fictions of the 1990s -- Fictitious times: imagining presidents at the turn of the millennium. |
| Subject |
American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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American literature. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Political fiction, American -- History and criticism.
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Political fiction, American. |
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Presidents in literature.
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Presidents in literature. |
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Political plays, American -- History and criticism.
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Political plays, American. |
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Presidents in motion pictures.
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Presidents in motion pictures. |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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Drama.
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Motion pictures.
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Motion pictures.
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| Subject |
United States.
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United States. |
| Other Form: |
Online version: Smith, Jeff, 1958- Presidents we imagine. Madison : University of Wisconsin Press, c2009 (OCoLC)650035418 |
| ISBN |
9780299231842 paperback alkaline paper |
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0299231844 paperback alkaline paper |
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9780299231835 e-book. |
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0299231836 e-book. |
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9780299231804 alkaline paper |
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0299231801 alkaline paper |
| Standard No. |
40016534999 |
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