Making 'an excellent die': Death, mourning, and patriotism in the propaganda plays of the American revolution

Early American Literature

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Shaffer, Jason ^a  

^a UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY   (United States)

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EID: 61449369584     PISSN: 00128163     EISSN: 1534147X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/eal.2006.0008     Document Type: Article

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