Nathaniel Hawthorne vouait l’Ouest aux gémonies et aux flammes. Steinbeck le revisitant à la fin de sa vie s’y sent un fantôme. J.D. Vance, ce Daniel Boone inversé, veut liquider toute autorité du savoir.| En attendant Nadeau
The American Revolution west of the Appalachians produced a number of stories, which in their constant retelling evolved into legends. They created a unique frontier mythology. Just as ancient Greece had Achilles and Odysseus, America west of the Appalachians had Daniel Boone and Simon Kenton. An American officer and frontier scout, Samuel Brady, became one […]| Journal of the American Revolution
