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Monday, November 11, 2013

Dragooned: Melville's "Western spirit" in Israel Potter and e...


Dragooned: Melville's "Western spirit" in Israel Potter and e...: Melville on Ethan Allen: "He was frank, bluff, companionable as a pagan, convivial, a Roman, hearty as a harvest. His spirit wa...
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