How did early Americans define themselves? The American exceptionalist perspective tells us that the young republic rejected Europeans, Native Americans, and African Americans in order to isolate a national culture and a white national identity. Imitativeness at this time was often seen as antithetical to self and national creation, but Jason Richards argues that imitation was in fact central to such creation. Imitation Nation shows how whites simultaneously imitated and therefore absorbed the cultures they so readily disavowed, as well as how Indians and blacks emulated the power and privilege of whiteness while they mocked and resisted white authority.By examining the republic’s foundational literature--including works by Washington Irving, James Fenimore Cooper, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Herman Melville, and Martin Delany--Richards argues that the national desire for cultural uniqueness and racial purity was in constant conflict with the national need to imitate the racial and cultural other for self-definition. The book offers a new model for understanding the ways in which the nation’s identity and literature took shape during the early phases of the American republic.

Imitation Nation: Red, White, and Blackface in Early and Antebellum US Literature

Literature & Fiction

Richards, Jason

History & Criticism

University of Virginia Press

In for Life

Ralls, Michael Tony

Religion & Spirituality

New Wine Ministries

Rifts: WB #28: Arzno Vampire IncursionPalladium Books ISBN: 1574571575160 pages Rifts(R) World Book 28: Arzno Vampire IncursionMercenaries and vampires! What else could anyone ask for?Actually, Jason gives you plenty more. The city of Arzno mapped and described. New merc weapons, equipment and TW items. Vampire insurgents, their henchmen and leaders. The Blood Cult, Blood Priest and vampire worship. Coalition Vampire Killers, CyberKnights and more.Written by Jason Richards.

Arzno: Vampire Incursion (Rifts World Book)

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Gaming

Palladium Books

A Fun and Fascinating Look at When The Beatles Came to America. Yeah, Yeah, Yeah! 
“I think one of the cheekiest things we ever did was to say to Brian Epstein, ‘We’re not going to America until we’ve got a Number One record.’” – Paul McCartney 
On February 7, 1964, Pan Am Yankee Clipper flight 101 from London landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City—and The Beatles had arrived in America. Just six days earlier, ‘I Want To Hold Your Hand’ had become the Number 1 song in the country, having already sold more than a million copies nationwide. 
Two days later a record-breaking 73 million Americans tuned in to watch The Beatles perform on The Ed Sullivan Show. The Fab Four would follow that up by electrifying a crowd in Washington, DC with their first concert in the United States. Beatlemania truly had arrived, and it would only get bigger. 
In August 1964, The Beatles would make a triumphant return for their first North American concert tour. In just 33 days, The Beatles would sell an unprecedented number of tickets, earn more than any musical performers had before them, and establish their place in music history. 
THE BEATLES In America 1964 is a magical mystery tour filled with fascinating stories, first-hand accounts, and in-depth coverage of John, Paul, George, and Ringo throughout their 1964 visits to America. 
Take a step back through the mists of time and experience The Beatles in America like you never have before.

The Beatles in America 1964 (The Beatles Book Series)

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

Wheelhouse Publishers, LLC

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