Carter, Everett <br/><br/>
The American idea:  the literary response to American optimism/ 
Everett Carter 
 - Chapel Hill (North Carolina):  the University of North Carolina Press,  c1977 
 - ix, 276 p.;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index 
<br/><br/>Bibliography: p. 265-270 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>080781279X  $ 15.00 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>American literature--History and criticism<br/>Optimism in literature
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Civilization
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>810.9