Emblems of American Community in the Revolutionary Era: A Study in Rhetorical Iconology

Olson, Lester C.

Published by Smithsonian Institution (1991), Washington D.C., 1991

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23x16cm, xxi,306,(46)p Contents: Introduction: The Power of the Media During the 18th Century; The Underlying Rhetorical Structure of the Images; The Colonies are a Snake: The Image of the Snake in America; The Image of the Snake in Britain; The Colonies are an Indian; The Image of the Indian in Britian, The Image of the Indian in America; The Colonies are a Child: The Image of the Child in Britain; The Image of the Child in America; Uncommon Images of the Colonies: The Colonies Are a Part of the British Empire; The Colonies are Distinct & United; The Colonies Are the Limbs of the Child of Britannia; The Colonies are a Neoclassical God or Goddess; The Colonies are an Indian or a Rattlesnake; The Colonies are Animals; Conclusion. Minor rubbing. VG., dustwrapper.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Emblems of American Community in the Revolutionary Era: A Study in Rhetorical Iconology
• Publisher: Smithsonian Institution (1991), Washington D.C.
• Publication Date: 1991
• Binding: orig.cloth
• Illustrator: 46pp photoplates.
• Seller catalogs:
  • American Revolution