11 episodes
'Merican Lit Steve Hamstra
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5.0 • 7 Ratings
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Exploring the letters and literature of our American forebears.
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Episode 55: Walt Whitman Selected Poems, Part 2
Ending where we began, with one of America’s finest poets!
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Episode 54: J.C. Lewis' "Black Beaver the Trapper"
This episode’s got it all: guns, wild animals, untamed mountains and poor grammar!
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Episode 53: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's "Paul Revere's Ride"
Discover a famous poem of patriotic fervor.
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Episode 52: Alexis de Tocqueville's "Democracy in America", Part 2
Does America’s majority wield kingly power over allowable opinion?
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Episode 51: Walt Whitman's "A Song of Joys"
Experience all the feels with an icon of American poetry.
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Episode 50: The American Standard Version of the Bible
Enjoy a book of springtime passion: the Song of Solomon.
Customer Reviews
Awesome podcast 🇺🇸
Love the tidbits of American history and writing! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Early 🇺🇸 writing selected for moral education and read with vim an vigor
Reading from the tradition in which "classics were read to make people into classics."
Yes please
Well done! Great lit selections, both known favorites and hidden gems. Steve has the voice of a generation and wit that delights.