Dec 30, 2009
Some other American writers did not look as kindly on the village m their works as Thornton Wilder did in Our Town. Look at the poems of Edgar Lee Masters and Edwin Arlington Robinson, the short stories of Sherwood Anderson, and the novels of Sinclair Lewis for different views of life in small town America.
Research the Progressive Movement in American politics at the turn of the century. Investigate the links between the Progressives and the Women's Suffrage Movement. Many small towns in New Hampshire were thriving manufacturing centers during the 19th century.
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