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American Realism: 1850-1914 “ Division, Reconciliation, Expansion”
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Literary Movements ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],π
Realism ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Mov’t  |  π
Naturalism ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Mov’t  |  π
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],“ Literature of Discontent” Mov’t  |  π
Regionalism ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Mov’t  |  π
Author Bios π Mark Twain Ambrose Bierce Kate Chopin Bret Harte Stephen Crane Jack London
Mark Twain ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],π
Mark Twain:  Important Works ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Bios  |  π
Stephen Crane ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],π
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Bret Harte ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],π
Bret Harte:  Important Works ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Bios  |  π
Kate Chopin ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],π
Kate Chopin:  Important Works ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Bios  |  π
Ambrose Bierce ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],π
Ambrose Bierce:  Important Works ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Bios  |  π
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Jack London
Jack London: Important Works ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Slavery ,[object Object],[object Object],π
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Slavery ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],π
The American Civil War ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],AKA π
Who Said It? ,[object Object],“ I worked day and night for twelve years to prevent the war, but I could not.  The North was mad and blind, would not let us govern ourselves, and so the war came.  Now it must go on until the last man of this generation falls in his tracks and his children seize his musket and fight our battles.” - July 17, 1864 π
The American Civil War:  What Happened ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],π
A Closer Look at the North π Population: 22,339,989 (Source: 1860 US Census) Capitol: Washington, D.C. Commander-In-Chief: Abraham Lincoln Final Commanding General: Ulysses S. Grant
A Closer Look at the South π Population: 9,103,332 (Source: 1860 US Census) Capitol: Montgomery, AL/  Richmond, VA Commander-In-Chief: Jefferson Davis Final Commanding General: Robert E. Lee
War By Numbers ,[object Object],[object Object],620,000 π
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Westward Expansion ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],π
The Frontier is Now Closed ,[object Object],[object Object],π
Urbanization ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],π
The Great City ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],π

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American realism lecture powerpoint

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  • 27. A Closer Look at the North π Population: 22,339,989 (Source: 1860 US Census) Capitol: Washington, D.C. Commander-In-Chief: Abraham Lincoln Final Commanding General: Ulysses S. Grant
  • 28. A Closer Look at the South π Population: 9,103,332 (Source: 1860 US Census) Capitol: Montgomery, AL/ Richmond, VA Commander-In-Chief: Jefferson Davis Final Commanding General: Robert E. Lee
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