The New Americans, ca. 1975-1980.

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The New Americans, ca. 1975-1980.

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Unpublished manuscript by Gardner B. Taplin about the European travels of George Ticknor, Edward Everett, George Bancroft, and William Hickling Prescott between 1815 and 1822. Included are descriptions of their education (and later careers) at Harvard; their travels and activities in England, Germany, France, Italy, and other countries; their impressions of the art, architecture, culture, people, and politics of those countries; meetings with many renowned authors and political figures; studies at the University of Gottingen; and their political and literary activities after returning to the U.S. The bulk of the typescript covers the young men's travels in Italy. Included are footnotes and some manuscript annotations. Among the original sources are many diaries, letters, and other papers at the Massachusetts Historical Society.

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Taplin, Gardner B.

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Taplin received his A.M. in 1935 and his Ph.D. in 1942 from Harvard. From the description of The new Americans / by Gardner B. Taplin : typescript, undated. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612869813 ...