Description: nation-state, Philadelphia reached far beyond its city limits and, as considered here, suggests new ways to conceptualize what it means to be American.
Review Quotes:
" Letters from Filadelfia lives up to expectations for this scholar known for his innovative hemispheric work. The book will make a superb contribution to the very best--most historically and linguistically oriented--research in the field."
--Susan Gillman, University of California, Santa Cruz, author of Blood Talk: American Race Melodrama