{"product_id":"9781476614489","title":"America Writes Its History, 1650-1850: The Formation of a National Narrative","description":"By turns irreverent, sympathetic and amusing, \u003ci\u003eAmerica Writes Its History, 1650–1850\u003c\/i\u003e adds to the public discourse on national identity as advanced through the written word. Highlighting the contributions of American writers who focused on history, the author shows that for nearly 200 years writers struggled to reflect, or influence, the public perception of America by Americans. This book is an introduction to the development of history as a written art form, and an academic discipline, during America’s most crucial and impressionable period. \u003ci\u003eAmerica Writes Its History, 1650–1850\u003c\/i\u003e takes the reader on a historical tour of written histories—whether narrative history, novels, memoirs or plays—from the Jamestown Colony to the edge of the Civil War. What exactly did we, as Americans, think of ourselves? And more importantly; What did we want non–Americans to think of us? In other words, what was (and is) history, and who, if anyone, owns it?","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company, Incorporated Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47125259190512,"sku":"9781476614489","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781476614489_p0.jpg?v=1763608309","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781476614489","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}