Book 29: The Land Before Her: Fantasy and Experience of the American Frontiers, 1630-1860 Annett Kolodny
Scope and Contents
The Cherokee Collection at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections includes a large selection of periodicals from publications like the Cherokee Observer, The Cherokee Phoenix, The Cherokee Advocate, and The Journal of Cherokee Studies. It includes an extensive collection of books on Cherokee and Native American history and many binders of historical and genealogical materials as well as a selection of artifacts.
Dates
- circa 1850-2023
Extent
From the Collection: 10 Linear Feet (5 small boxes of books. 3 large boxes of periodicals and newspapers. 19 large binders of misc. materials, 2 large folders of genealogical material, and artifacts and artwork. Note: approximates. )
Language
English
Table of Contents
Preface xi Acknowledgments xvii Abbreviations xxi Prologue. Dispossessed of Paradise 1 Book One. From Captivity to Accommodation, 1630-1833 1. Captives in Paradise 17 2. Gardens in the Wilderness 35 3. The Lady in the Cave 55 4. Mary Jemison and Rebecca Bryan Boone: At Home in the Woods 68 Book Two. From Promotion to Literature, 1833-1850 5. Mary Austin Holley and Eliza Farnham: Promoting the Prairies 93 6. Margaret Fuller: Recovering Our Mother’s Garden 112 7. The Literary Legacy of Caroline Kirkland: Emigrants’ Guide to a Failed Eden 131 Book Three. Repossessing Eden, 1850-1860 8. The Domestic Fantasy Goes West 161 9. Alice Cary and Caroline Soule: Book Ends 178 10. E.D.E.N. Southworth and Maria Susanna Cummins: Paradise Regained, Paradise Lost 200 Epilogue. A New Frontier Beckons: A Transitional Meditation 227 Notes 243 Bibliography 273 Index 283
Repository Details
Part of the Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections Repository
Valdosta State University Archives, Odum Library
1500 N. Patterson St.
Valdosta GA 30601 United States
7063728116
229-259-5055 (Fax)
archives@valdosta.edu