American Literature Readings in the 21st Century

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Indians, Environment, and Identity on the Borders of American Literature

by L Smith

Published 1 January 2008

The authors discussed in this book, including James Fenimore Cooper, William Faulkner, Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, and Leslie Marmon Silko, place this cross-cultural contact in nature, not only collapsing cultural and racial boundaries, but also complicating divisions between 'wilderness' and 'civilization.'