{"product_id":"pilgrim-myths-in-american-fiction-1820-1920-hardcover","title":"Pilgrim Myths in American Fiction, 1820-1920 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKari Holloway Miller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePilgrim Myths in American Fiction, 1820-1920\u003c\/i\u003e portrays how a distinctly American narrative evolved through fiction and not solely through the history books. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough an exploration of nineteenth-century fiction, Kari Miller reveals the demonization of the Puritans and the subsequent idealization of the Pilgrims. New England-based writers such as Lydia Maria Child, Catharine Maria Sedgwick, James Fenimore Cooper, and Nathaniel Hawthorne utilized their local and familial history to write novels exploring America's early cultural and moral foundations, portraying the Puritans as intolerant hypocrites. By contrast, Harriet Vaughan Cheney, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and Jane Goodwin Austin celebrated their Pilgrim ancestors, whose mission more closely aligned with emerging American ideals. These American legends developed through popular fiction that was widely available and easily shared, written by authors on a mission to define American identity and for whom the story was both personal and local. To understand how the Pilgrims became America's \"forefathers,\" Miller reveals how fiction can teach us almost as much as fact.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKari Holloway Miller\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English at Perimeter College at Georgia State University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 08, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47500363792633,"sku":"9781666956689","price":198.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/UvuIFPXRbW9781666956689.webp?v=1773260297","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/pilgrim-myths-in-american-fiction-1820-1920-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}