Sea-Brothers Chad L. Eggleston while telling the story of

while telling the story of his challenging life

Explores the relationship of the life and work of Alexis de Toqueville (1805-1859) to modern feminisms

Through its expansive geographical perspectives

this masterwork makes clear why critics have called Simone Weil "a great soul who might have become a saint" and "the Outsider as saint

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Sea-Brothers Chad L. Eggleston while telling the story ofSea Brothers offers the most extensive analysis to date of the sea and its meaning in American literature. On the basis of his study of Melville, Crane, London, Hemingway, Matthiessen, and ten lesser known sea writers, Bert Bender argues that the tradition of American sea fiction did not end with the opening of the western frontier and the replacement of sailing ships by steamers. Rather, he demonstrates its continuity and vitality, identifying a