| Description |
1 online resource (277 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; The Claims of Experience; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations of Books; Introduction: A Political Autobiography; 1. Benjamin Franklin's Imperfections; 2. Frederick Douglass, from Narration to Denunciation; 3. Henry Adams on the Ends of Education; 4. The Adversity and Empathy of Emma Goldman; 5. Whittaker Chambers and the Confessions of Ex-​Communists; Conclusion: A Bridge of Words; Notes; Works Cited; Index |
| Summary |
Autobiography, from Frederick Douglass's Narrative of the Life to J.D. Vance's Hillbilly Elegy, has long been a popular genre that both authors and readers have utilized to understand particular political moments. As this book argues, such narratives have also contributed to the development of American political thought, despite the fact that the field has not taken autobiography seriously as political theory in its own right. This book considers the political contexts in which Benjamin Franklin, Frederick Douglass, Henry Adams, Emma Goldman, and Whittaker Chambers wrote their autobiographies |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 20, 2019) |
| Subject |
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
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Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895.
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Adams, Henry, 1838-1918.
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Goldman, Emma, 1869-1940.
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Chambers, Whittaker.
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Adams, Henry, 1838-1918 fast |
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Chambers, Whittaker fast |
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Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 fast |
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Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 fast |
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Goldman, Emma, 1869-1940 fast |
| Subject |
Autobiography -- Political aspects -- United States
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Democracy -- United States
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Biography
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Democracy
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Biography -- History and criticism
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| Subject |
United States
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780190060701 |
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0190060700 |
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0190060719 |
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9780190060718 |
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