Date of Award
8-1934
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
First Advisor
Elizabeth Cochran
Keywords
American wit and humor -- History and criticism, Humorists, American
Abstract
In the following pages an effort has been made to portray frontier life in the growing Southwest during the period, 1830 to 1850. This particular period was chosen because of its importance in gradually shaping events which concerning the various frontiers and their importance, but the use of frontier literature as a source to show how the people of that time really lived, has been neglected. In this study a historical survey of the period, 1830 to 1850, has been couple with the literature of the Southwest at that time in an attempt to get a clearer picture of society. In so doing the people have been emphasized and events have slid into the background. Since history is primarily created through people's acts, the writer feels justified in stressing the social phase. [Taken from Introduction]
Recommended Citation
Horton, Mildred, "The shifting frontier of the Southwest and its effect upon literature : the early humorists, 1830-1850" (1934). Electronic Theses & Dissertations. 662.
https://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/etd/662
Comments
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